ꜥ.wy

Demotic

Etymology 1

From Late Period Egyptian (ꜥ, “house”), from earlier Egyptian (ꜥt, “room”) (or else a formation from the same root).

Noun

⁠⁠ m

1. house
2. household, family
3. room
4. place, district, quarter
5. temple
6. holder, container
7. (astrology) house, one of the twelve equal divisions of the ecliptic through which celestial bodies pass

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi), ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
• Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)
• Old Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi), ⲏⲉⲓ (ēei)

Etymology 2

From Egyptian (ꜥ, “arm, part, portion, pair, region”).

Noun

⁠ m

1. both arms or hands, the arms collectively
2. arm, hand
3. item, portion, piece
4. pair

Descendants

• Bohairic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)
• Sahidic Coptic: ⲏⲓ (ēi)

References

• Janet H. Johnson, editor (2001), The Demotic Dictionary of the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago‎^[1], volume Ꜥ (03.1), Chicago: The University of Chicago, pages 5–18
• Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, pages 52–53
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 41–42
• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, pages 52–53