ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ

Coptic

A stele in Heliopolis

Alternative forms

• ⲓⲗⲓⲟⲩ (iliou) — Bohairic
• ⲏⲗⲓⲟⲩ (ēliou) — Bohairic
• ⲉⲓⲗⲓⲟⲩ (eiliou) — Bohairic

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis)

Proper noun

ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ • (lioui) f

1. (historical) Heliopolis (a city in Egypt).

   Synonyms: ⲱⲛ (ōn), ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲫⲣⲏ (petephrē), ⲙⲓⲟⲧ ⲃⲁⲥⲟⲩⲗⲱⲛ (miot basoulōn)

2. (historical) Synonym of ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ (phustaton), Fustat (the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate).
3. Synonym of ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ (khairon), Cairo (the capital of Egypt).

References

• Casanova, P. (1901) Les noms coptes du Caire et localités voisines, BIFAO 1, Institut français d'archéologie orientale