See also: ἐμοῦ and εμού

Coptic edit

Alternative forms edit

 
An Egyptian cat leading geese

Etymology edit

From Demotic jmj (cat), from Egyptian mjwt, myt, feminine of
miiwE13
(mjw, cat), likely ultimately of onomatopoeic origin (see there for more).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʔəˈmuːʔ/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /aˈmu/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈemu/

Noun edit

ⲉⲙⲟⲩ (emouf (plural (S) ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲉ (emooue) or (B) ⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (emōoui))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) cat

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