ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology
From Demotic ḏwf (“papyrus”), from Egyptian


(ṯwfj, “papyrus plant, papyrus marsh”).

Noun

ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ (joouf) m

  1. (Sahidic) papyrus

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 322
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 795
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