ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic wnwt (“hour”), from Egyptian wnwt (“hour”).

Noun

ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ • (ounou) f (plural ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ (ounooue) or ⲟⲩⲛⲱⲟⲩⲉ (ounōoue))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) hour
2. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) moment, instance

Derived terms

• ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ (nteunou)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN