Contionary:ⲛⲉⲡⲑⲱⲩ

Maryan Coptic

Alternate forms

• ⲛⲉⲡⲧⲱⲩ (neptōu) – Cholevic

Etymology

Reconstructed from Egyptian nb-tꜣwj */ˌnibuwˈtaʀwVj/ ("Lord of the Two Lands"), a common pharaonic epithet.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nəpˈtʰoːw/

Noun

ⲛⲉⲡⲑⲱⲩ (neptʰōu) m.

1. pharaoh