ⲉⲙⲟⲩ

See also: ἐμοῦ and εμού

Coptic

Alternative forms

An Egyptian cat leading geese

• ⲁⲙⲟⲩ (amou) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic jmj (“cat”), from Egyptian mjwt, myt, feminine of (mjw, “cat”), likely ultimately of onomatopoeic origin (see there for more).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʔəˈmuːʔ/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /aˈmu/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈemu/

Noun

ⲉⲙⲟⲩ • (emou) f (plural (S) ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲉ (emooue) or (B) ⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (emōoui))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) cat

Synonyms

• ⲕⲗⲏ (klē)
• ϣⲁⲩ (šau)

References

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