ⲣⲟ
Coptic edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Demotic rꜣ (“mouth, door”), from Egyptian rꜣ, r(ꜣ) (“mouth, door, opening”),
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Noun edit
ⲣⲟ • (ro) m (plural ⲣⲱⲟⲩ (rōou), nominal form ⲣⲉ- (re-) or ⲣⲁ- (ra-), pronominal form ⲣⲱ⸗ (rō⸗))
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) mouth
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) door, entrance, gate
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) opening
References edit
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Etymology 2 edit
From Demotic rꜣ (“a duck”). Coined by Claudius Labib ca. 1900.
Noun edit
ⲣⲟ • (ro) m
Synonyms edit
- ⲕⲩⲕⲛⲟⲥ (kuknos)
References edit
- Labib, Claudius (1915) ⲡⲓⲗⲉⲝⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ