ⲧⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (toou) – Sahidic
ⲧⲁⲩ (tau) – Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic tw (“mountain, desert”), from Egyptian ḏw (“mountain”),

N26 [Dw]

Noun

ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (tōou) m

(Bohairic) mountain

Derived terms

ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (remntōou)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 199

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