ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ

Coptic
Disciple Paul of Tarsus, a Greek Jew

Alternative forms
  • ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ (ouainin) – Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic wynn, a metathesized borrowing from the plural Aramaic 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡉𐡍‎ (*Yawnayīn), itself from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων (Iā́wōn, “Ionian”) — compare the later Ancient Greek Ῐ̓ᾱ́ων (Iā́ōn), Ἴων (Íōn).

Noun

ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (oueinin) m

  1. (Bohairic) a Greek
  2. (Bohairic) a Hellenist, especially a Hellenized Jew.

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References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213
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