Contionary:ⲫⲏϣⲉ

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Maryan Coptic

Etymology

From ⲫⲏϣ (pʰēš) + -ⲉ (-e). Calqued from Arabic مفرد (mufrad).

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈpʰeːʃə/

Noun

ⲫⲏϣⲉ (pʰēše) f.

  1. one [of], piece, sample
    ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲩⲧⲉ ϩⲱⲥ ⲩⲫⲏϣⲉ ⲛ̀ⲩⲧⲱⲣ.
    Tentʰōute hōs upʰēše ənutōr.
    We make up one of a whole.
  2. (grammar) singular