ⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (wḥe.t, “scorpion”), from Egyptian wḥꜥt (“scorpion”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwoʔhə/

Noun

ⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ • (ouoohe) f (plural ⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ (ouoohe))

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) scorpion

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ (ouohe) — Sahidic
• ⲟⲩⲁⲁϩⲓ (ouaahi) — Fayyumic

Synonyms

• ϭⲗⲏ (clē) (Bohairic)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 223
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 509
• Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago‎^[2], volume W (01.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, pages 138-139