ⲙⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic edit

Alternative forms edit

Water

ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou) — Sahidic
ⲙⲁⲩ (mau) — Fayyumic
ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) — Akhmimic

Etymology edit

From Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian mw (“water”),

Related to Proto-Semitic *may-

Pronunciation edit

(Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /moːw/
(Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /muw/
(Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈmo.u/

Noun edit

ⲙⲱⲟⲩ • (mōou) m

(Bohairic) water
(Bohairic) juice

Derived terms edit

ⲃⲉⲣⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (whirlpool)
ⲃⲁⲓⲙⲱⲟⲩ (water conduit)
ⲙⲟⲩⲙⲓ (fountain, spring)

References edit

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Bohairic-English Dictionary

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