ⲉⲙⲟⲩ

See also: ἐμοῦ and εμού

Coptic

Alternative forms
An Egyptian cat leading geese

Etymology
From Demotic jmj (“cat”), from Egyptian mjwt, myt, feminine of
miiwE13
 (mjw, “cat”), likely ultimately of onomatopoeic origin (see there for more).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʔəˈmuːʔ/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /aˈmu/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈemu/

Noun

ⲉⲙⲟⲩ • (emou) f (plural (S) ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲉ (emooue) or (B) ⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (emōoui))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) cat

Synonyms

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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