ⲙⲁⲩ
Coptic
Alternative forms
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Etymology 1
From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”),
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Noun
ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f
Alternative forms
Etymology 2
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From Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian mw (“water”),
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Related to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic ماء (māʾ) or Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).
Noun
ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau)