ⲛⲑⲛⲁⲩ

ⲛⲑⲛⲁⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Egyptian (n-dnw), ultimately contracted from (ṯnj, “where”) + (nw, “time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Classical Bohairic) /ʔənˈtʰnaw/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ʔənˈdnaw/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic pronunciation) /eneθˈnaʊ̯/

Adverb

ⲛ̀ⲑⲛⲁⲩ • (ǹthnau)

1. (Bohairic) when

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 114
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 235