ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ

Coptic

A map depicting Alexandria and Libyan nome with Mareotis lake

Alternative forms

ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (npaiat) — Sahidic
ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (niphaiat) — Bohairic

Etymology

From ⲛⲉ- (ne-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (paiet, “Lybian”, noun).

Proper noun

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ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ • (nepaiet) ?

(Fayyumic) Libya (a country)
(Fayyumic) 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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