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)

1. (Bohairic) eight