ⲛⲟⲩϯ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (noute) – Sahidic
- ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ (nounte) – Akhmimic
Etymology
From Demotic (ntr, “god”), from Egyptian
(nṯr, “god”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Classical Coptic) /ˈnuːtə/
- IPA(key): (Late Coptic) /ˈnu.di/
- IPA(key): (Pronunciation reform) /ˈnuti/
Noun
ⲛⲟⲩϯ • (nouti) m (feminine ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (ntōri), plural ⲛⲑⲏⲣ (nthēr))
- (Bohairic, Fayyumic) a god
Proper noun
ⲫⲚⲟⲩϯ • (phNouti) m
- (Bohairic, Fayyumic, with definite article) God
Related terms
- ⲫϯ (phti) – nomen sacrum
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 146