ⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian jꜣw (“praise”).

Noun

ⲱⲟⲩ (ōou) m (plural ⲱⲟⲩ)

  1. (Bohairic) glory
Derived terms

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)

  1. (Bohairic) length

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