ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (šenoute) — Sahidic

Etymology

From the stem ϣⲉ- (še-) of ϣⲏⲣⲓ (šēri, “son”) + ⲛⲟⲩϯ (nouti, “god”), thus “son of god”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʃəˈnuːtə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ʃaˈnuda/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ʃeˈnuti/

Proper noun

ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ • (šenouti) m

1. Shenouda, a male given name

Descendants

• → Arabic: شِنُودة (šinūda)
• → Ancient Greek: Σενούθιος (Senoúthios)
  • → Russian: Синуфий (Sinufij)

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN