ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϭⲟⲙϥ (comf) — Bohairic
• ϭⲟⲛϥ (conf) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ḏwf (“papyrus”), from Egyptian (ṯwfj, “papyrus plant, papyrus marsh”).

Noun

ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ • (čoouf) m

1. (Sahidic) papyrus

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 322
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 795