ⲣⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲁ (la) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic rꜣ (“mouth, door”), from Egyptian rꜣ, r(ꜣ) (“mouth, door, opening”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roʔ/

Noun

ⲣⲟ • (ro) m (plural ⲣⲱⲟⲩ (rōou), nominal form ⲣⲉ- (re-) or ⲣⲁ- (ra-), pronominal form ⲣⲱ⸗ (rō⸗))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) mouth
2. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) door, entrance, gate
3. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) opening

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN