ⲗⲉϥ-

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic rmt jw .f (“one who”), from Egyptian rmṯ jw .f (“a person – he …”).

Prefix

ⲗⲉϥ- • (lef-) m

(Fayyumic) forms agent nouns from verbs; one who …, one that …

Alternative forms

ⲣϥ- (rf-) — Akhmimic, Sahidic
ⲣⲉϥ- (ref-) — Akhmimic, Sahidic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan
ⲗⲉⲃ- (leb-) — Fayyumic

Derived terms

Coptic terms prefixed with ⲗⲉϥ-

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 136
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 295b

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