ⲣⲁⲙⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲣⲁⲙⲏ (ramē), ⲣⲁⲁⲙⲉ (raame) – Sahidic
ⲣⲁⲙⲓ (rami) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (rm, “tilapia”), from Egyptian

(rm, “tilapia”).

Noun

ⲣⲁⲙⲉ • (rame) m or f (plural not attested)

(Sahidic) tilapia (Tilapia nilotica)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 294a
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 136

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