ⲛⲟⲩϯ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Amun-Ra, the king god of Egypt

ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ (noute) — Sahidic
ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲧⲉ (nounte) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠ (ntr, “god”), from Egyptian
(nṯr, “god”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Classical Coptic) /ˈnuːtə/
IPA^(key): (Late Coptic) /ˈnu.di/
IPA^(key): (Pronunciation reform) /ˈnuti/

Noun

ⲛⲟⲩϯ • (nouti) m (feminine ⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (ntōri), plural ⲛⲑⲏⲣ (nthēr))

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) a god

Proper noun

ⲫ̀Ⲛⲟⲩϯ • (ph̀Nouti) m

(Bohairic, Fayyumic, with definite article) God

Related terms

ⲫϯ (phti) — nomen sacrum

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 146

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.