ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Funeral procession for the queen of Rameses II.

ⲙⲏⲏϣⲉ (mēēše) – Sahidic
ⲙⲏϣ (mēš) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic mšꜥ (“people, multitude, army”), from Egyptian

(mšꜥ, “army, footsoldiers, work gang”).

Noun

ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ • (mēēši) m (plural ⲙⲏⲏϣⲓ (mēēši))

(Fayyumic) multitude, crowd, throng

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 96

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