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

(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

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