ⲣⲱⲙⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

an Egyptian man from Faiyum

ⲗⲱⲙⲓ (lōmi) — Fayyumic
ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic (rmt, “person”), from Egyptian

(rmṯ, “person, people”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈɾoːmə/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈɾuma/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈromi/

Noun

ⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (rōmi) m (nominal form ⲣⲉⲙ- (rem-))

(Bohairic, sometimes Fayyumic) human, human being
(Bohairic, sometimes Fayyumic) man, male

Derived terms

ⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (errōmi)

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