ⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian (jꜣw, “praise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oːw/

Noun

ⲱⲟⲩ • (ōou) m (plural ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou))

1. (Bohairic) glory

Derived terms

• ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ (ciōou)
• ϯⲱⲟⲩ (tiōou)

Etymology 2

From Demotic ꜥw (“to be wide, to be long”), from Egyptian (ꜣwj, “to be wide, to be long”).

Verb

ⲱⲟⲩ • (ōou)

1. (intransitive, Bohairic) to be long

Etymology 3

From Demotic ꜥw (“length”), from Egyptian (ꜣw, “extent, length”).

Noun

ⲱⲟⲩ • (ōou) m (plural ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou))

1. (Bohairic) length

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 39, 230–231