ⲣⲙⲙⲁⲟ

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Coptic

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Etymology

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From Demotic rmṯ-ꜥꜣ (notable man, rich man), from Egyptian rmṯ-ꜥꜣ (id.). By surface analysis, ⲣⲱⲙⲉ (rōme, man) +‎ (o, great).

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Noun

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ⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲟ (rm̄maom (plural ⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲟⲉⲓ (rm̄maoei), feminine ⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲱ (rm̄maō))

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) rich man
    • ⲥⲙⲟⲧⲛ̄ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ ⲉⲓ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲧϥⲉ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩϩⲁⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲡ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲉⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩⲣⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲟ ⲃⲱⲕ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛ̄ⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲩⲉ
      smotn̄ etreoucamoul ei ehoun hitn̄touatfe n̄ouhamn̄tōp ehoueetreourm̄mao bōk ehoun etmn̄tr̄ro n̄m̄pēue
      It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of heaven.