ⲱⲛϣ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Wolves captured at Faiyum, Egypt.
- ⲟⲩⲱⲛϣ (ouōnš) – Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
- ⲟⲩⲁⲛϣ (ouanš) – Akhmimic
- ⲟⲩⲱⲱⲛϣ (ouōōnš) – Lycopolitan
Etymology
From Demotic wnš, from Egyptian
(wnš).
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Noun
ⲱⲛϣ • (ōnš) m
- (Sahidic) wolf
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 214
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 485