ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲓⲟⲟⲣⲉ (ioore) — Akhmimic
• ⲓⲟⲣ (ior) — Bohairic
• ⲓⲁⲁⲗ (iaal), ⲓⲁⲁⲣ (iaar) — Fayyumic
• ⲓⲁⲣ (iar) — Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (yr, “river, canal”), from Egyptian (jtrw, “river, the Nile”). Cognate with Hebrew יְאוֹר (yəʾōr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɔʔr/

Noun

ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ • (eioor) m

1. (Sahidic) canal