ⲙⲟⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

According to the Biblical book of Exodus, Yahweh turned the water of the Nile into blood.

ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mōou) — Bohairic
ⲙⲁⲩ (mau) — Fayyumic
ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (mw, “water”), from Egyptian
(mw, “water”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /mow/

Noun

ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • (moou) m (plural ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou))

(Sahidic) water

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 197
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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