ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ
Coptic
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editEtymology
editFrom Demotic (wynn), a metathesized borrowing from the Imperial Aramaic gentilic plural 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡉𐡍 (ywnyn /*yawnāyīn/, “Greeks”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων (Iā́wōn, “Ionian”). Compare Jewish Literary Aramaic יַוְנָאִין (yawnāʾīn, “Greeks”).
Noun
editⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ • (oueinin) m
Synonyms
edit- ϩⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ (hellēn)
Derived terms
edit- ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (metoueinin)
References
edit- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213