"ⲙⲏⲧⲉ" meaning in Coptic

See ⲙⲏⲧⲉ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: mēte [romanization], ⲙⲏⲧⲉ [plural], ⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ [alternative], ⲙⲏϯ [alternative]
Etymology: From Demotic mtr, mtr.t (“center, middle, public”), from Egyptian mtt (“middle”), apparently an abbreviated writing of mtrt, which is, however, only attested with the related meaning of “midday”. Etymology templates: {{inh|cop|egx-dem|mtr}} Demotic mtr, {{inh|cop|egy|mtt||middle}} Egyptian mtt (“middle”) Head templates: {{cop-noun|f}} ⲙⲏⲧⲉ • (mēte) f (plural ⲙⲏⲧⲉ (mēte))
  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) middle, midst Tags: Akhmimic, Old-Coptic, Sahidic
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      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "mtr"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic mtr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "mtt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "middle"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic mtr, mtr.t (“center, middle, public”), from Egyptian mtt (“middle”), apparently an abbreviated writing of mtrt, which is, however, only attested with the related meaning of “midday”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mēte",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲏⲧⲉ",
      "roman": "mēte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ",
      "roman": "mēēte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲏϯ",
      "roman": "mēti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲙⲏⲧⲉ • (mēte) f (plural ⲙⲏⲧⲉ (mēte))",
      "name": "cop-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Akhmimic Coptic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Old Coptic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sahidic Coptic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "middle, midst"
      ],
      "id": "en-ⲙⲏⲧⲉ-cop-noun-5S89YyxH",
      "links": [
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ],
        [
          "midst",
          "midst"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "Akhmimic",
        "Old-Coptic",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲙⲏⲧⲉ"
}
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "mtr"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic mtr",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "mtt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "middle"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mtt (“middle”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic mtr, mtr.t (“center, middle, public”), from Egyptian mtt (“middle”), apparently an abbreviated writing of mtrt, which is, however, only attested with the related meaning of “midday”.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mēte",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲏⲧⲉ",
      "roman": "mēte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ",
      "roman": "mēēte",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲏϯ",
      "roman": "mēti",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲙⲏⲧⲉ • (mēte) f (plural ⲙⲏⲧⲉ (mēte))",
      "name": "cop-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Akhmimic Coptic",
        "Coptic countable nouns",
        "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Coptic feminine nouns",
        "Coptic lemmas",
        "Coptic nouns",
        "Coptic terms derived from Demotic",
        "Coptic terms derived from Egyptian",
        "Coptic terms inherited from Demotic",
        "Coptic terms inherited from Egyptian",
        "Coptic terms with redundant head parameter",
        "Old Coptic",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sahidic Coptic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "middle, midst"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "middle",
          "middle"
        ],
        [
          "midst",
          "midst"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) middle, midst"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Akhmimic",
        "Old-Coptic",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲙⲏⲧⲉ"
}

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