ϣⲙⲏⲛ

Coptic

**Coptic cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : ϣⲙⲏⲛ (šmēn) Ordinal : ⲡⲓⲙⲁϩϣⲙⲏⲛ (pimahšmēn)

Alternative forms

ϣⲙⲟⲩⲛ (šmoun) — Sahidic, Fayyumic
ⳉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (xmoun) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Egyptian ḫmnw.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /(ə)ʃˈmeːn/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /(a)ʃˈman/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /eʃˈmin/

Numeral

ϣⲙⲏⲛ • (šmēn) m (feminine ϣⲙⲏⲛⲓ)

(Bohairic) eight

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