ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ

Coptic

Cairo, the capital of Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲙⲏⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ (mētropolis) – Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μητρόπολις (mētrópolis).

Noun

ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ • (metropolis) f

(Bohairic, Sahidic) capital city

Synonyms

ϩⲟⲩⲓϯ (houiti)

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