ⲛⲉⲓ

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Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic nꜣj, from Late Egyptian

(nꜣj, “these”), from earlier Egyptian

(nꜣ, “these”).

Alternative forms

ⲛⲁⲓ (nai) — Bohairic, Sahidic
ⲛⲉⲉⲓ (neei) — Lycopolitan, Akhmimic

Pronoun

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei) pl

(Fayyumic, Akhmimic) these

See also

ⲡⲉⲓ m (pei, “this”)
ⲧⲉⲓ f (tei, “this”)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian

(nrj, “specified time, term”).

Alternative forms

ⲛⲏⲓ (nēi) — Bohairic
ⲛⲉⲉ (nee) — Lycopolitan

Noun

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei) f

(Bohairic) time limit, deadline

Etymology 3

Verb

ⲛⲉⲓ • (nei)

(Fayyumic) Alternative form of ⲛⲉⲉⲓ (neei, “to have mercy”)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 219, 259
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 105
TLA lemma no. C2389 (ⲛⲉⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA),

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