ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ

Coptic

An old photo of Asyut

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (sioout) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic zꜣwtj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sʲˈoːwt/

Proper noun

ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ • (siōout) ?

1. (Bohairic) Asyut (a city in Egypt)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 352