ⲉⲙⲟⲩ
Coptic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Demotic jmj (“cat”), from Egyptian mjwt, myt, feminine of
(mjw, “cat”), likely ultimately of onomatopoeic origin (see there for more).
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Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʔəˈmuːʔ/
- IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /aˈmu/
- IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈemu/
Noun edit
ⲉⲙⲟⲩ • (emou) f (plural (S) ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲉ (emooue) or (B) ⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (emōoui))
Synonyms edit
References edit
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN