ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ

ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian day

• ϩⲟⲟⲩ (hoou) – Sahidic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic hrw (“day”), from Egyptian (hrw, “day”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ʔəˈhow/

Noun

ⲉ̀ϩⲟⲟⲩ • (èhoou) m

1. (Bohairic) day

Derived terms

• ⲙⲫⲟⲟⲩ (mphoou)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 304
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 730