ϩⲟϥ

Coptic

Etymology
Egyptian snake
From Demotic ḥf (“snake”), from Egyptian
Hf
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 (ḥfꜣw, “snake, worm”).

Noun

ϩⲟϥ • (hof) m, plural ϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ (hboui)

  1. (Bohairic) snake, serpent

Synonyms

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