ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ

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Coptic

Egyptian soldiers

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic mdy (“Mede, Persian”), borrowed from the Aramaic gentilic מָדָי (māḏāy, “Median, Mede”). Ultimately from Old Iranian; Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).

Pronunciation

Noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ • (matai) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ (matai))

  1. (Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) soldier

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