ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ
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Coptic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Demotic (wynn), a metathesized borrowing from the Imperial Aramaic gentilic plural 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡉𐡍 (ywnyn /*yawnāyīn/, “Greeks”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων (Iā́wōn, “Ionian”). Compare Jewish Literary Aramaic יַוְנָאִין (yawnāʾīn, “Greeks”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ • (ouainin) m
Synonyms[edit]
- ⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ (ellēn)
Derived terms[edit]
- ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ (mntouainin)
References[edit]
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213