ⲕⲉⲗⲗⲟⲩϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲗⲟⲩϫ (klouj) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian ḳꜣlꜣwḏꜣ. Сompare Coptic ⲕⲉⲗⲗⲟϫ (kelloj, “puppy, whelp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /kəlˈluːt͡ʃ/

Proper noun

ⲕⲉⲗⲗⲟⲩϫ • (kellouj) m

1. Kelluj, a male given name, feminine equivalent ⲕⲟⲩⲗⲱϫⲉ (koulōje)

Descendants

• → Arabic: كَلُوج (kalūj)
• → Ancient Greek: Κολλουθος (Kollouthos)
  • → Russian: Коллуф (Kolluf)
  • → Italian: Colluto

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983), Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
• Crum, Walter E. (1939), A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN