ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ

Coptic

A map depicting Alexandria and Libyan nome with Mareotis lake

Alternative forms

ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (npaiat) – Sahidic
ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (nepaiet) – Fayyumic

Etymology

From ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (phaiat, “Lybian”, noun).

Proper noun

ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ • (niphaiat) ?

(Bohairic) Libya (a country)
(Bohairic) A nome in Egypt, which was situated around Mareotis lake, in a modern Beheira governorate

Synonyms

ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ (tilubē)
ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲱⲧⲏⲥ (mariōtēs)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 350

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