ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϭⲟⲙϥ (comf) – Bohairic
- ϭⲟⲛϥ (conf) – Bohairic
Etymology
From Demotic ḏwf (“papyrus”), from Egyptian
(ṯwfj, “papyrus plant, papyrus marsh”).
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Noun
ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ • (čoouf) m
- (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