ⲟⲩⲁ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic wꜥ (“one”), from Egyptian wꜥ (“one”).

Numeral

ⲟⲩⲁ • (oua) m

1. (masculine, Sahidic) one

Coordinate terms

• ⲟⲩⲉⲓ (ouei) (feminine, Sahidic)

Etymology 2

From Demotic wꜥy (“blasphemy; to revolt”), from Egyptian wꜥꜣ (“to speak evil”).

Numeral

ⲟⲩⲁ • (oua) m

1. (Sahidic) blasphemy

Derived terms

• ϫⲓⲟⲩⲁ (čioua)

References

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