ⲱⲟⲩ
Coptic
Etymology 1
Noun
ⲱⲟⲩ • (ōou) m (plural ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou))
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Demotic ꜥw (“to be wide, to be long”), from Egyptian ꜣwj (“to be wide, to be long”).
Verb
ⲱⲟⲩ • (ōou)
- (intransitive, Bohairic) to be long
Etymology 3
From Demotic ꜥw (“length”), from Egyptian ꜣw (“extent, length”).
Noun
ⲱⲟⲩ • (ōou) m (plural ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou))
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 39, 230–231