ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ

Coptic

A map depicting Alexandria and Libyan nome with Mareotis lake

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (npaiat) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (nepaiet) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) +‎ ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (phaiat, “Lybian”, noun).

Proper noun

ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ • (niphaiat) ?

1. (Bohairic) Libya (a country)
2. (Bohairic) 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