ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ (soouhe) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic swḥt.

Noun

ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ • (sōouhi) m

1. (Bohairic) egg
2. (anatomy) (Bohairic) crown of head

Derived terms

• ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓⲧⲏⲥ (white of eye)
• ⲥⲱⲟⲩϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲕⲟⲩⲙⲁⲣⲓ (garden egg-plant)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 169
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 374a