ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ

Coptic

White Crown, the symbol of Upper Egypt

Etymology

ⲙⲁ- (ma-) +‎ ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs) i.e. "southern place".

Proper noun

ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ • (marēs) m

(Bohairic, Sahidic) Upper Egypt.

Synonyms

ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (pathourēs)
ϯⲁⲛⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ⲭⲱⲣⲁ (tianou ǹkhōra)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 178

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