ⲟⲩ

See also: ⲟⲩ-

Coptic

Etymology

From Egyptian (wꜥ, “one”).

Adverb

ⲟⲩ • (ou)

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Old Coptic) what

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 208
• Crum, Walter E. (1939), A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 467

Old Nubian

Pronoun

ⲟⲩ (ou)

1. we without you (first person plural exclusive pronoun)

Declension

Declension of ⲟⲩ

	singular
nominative	ⲟⲩ (ou)
accusative	ⲟⲩⲕ(ⲁ) (ouk(a))
genitive	ⲟⲩⲛ(ⲁ) (oun(a))
dative	ⲟⲩⲗⲁ (oula)
locative	ⲟⲩⲗⲟ (oulo)
allative	ⲟⲩⲅⲗ̄(ⲗⲉ) (ougl̄(le))
superessive	ⲟⲩⲇⲟ (oudo)
subessive	ⲟⲩⲇⲟⲛ (oudon)
commitative	ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲗ (oudal)

Related terms

Old Nubian personal pronouns

Independent personal pronouns
	singular	plural
		inclusive	exclusive
1st person	ⲁⲓ̈ (aï)	ⲉⲣ (er)	ⲟⲩ (ou)
2nd person	ⲉⲓⲣ (eir)	ⲟⲩⲣ (our)
3rd person	ⲧⲁⲣ (tar)	ⲧⲉⲣ (ter)
Clitic personal pronouns
	singular	plural
		inclusive	exclusive
1st person	-ⲓ (-i)	-ⲟⲩ (-ou)	-ⲟⲩ (-ou)
2nd person	-ⲛ (-n)	-ⲟⲩ (-ou)
3rd person	-ⲛ (-n)	-ⲁⲛ (-an)

Descendants

• Nobiin: ùù