ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ

Coptic

Disciple Paul of Tarsus, a Greek Jew

Alternative forms

ⲟⲩⲁⲉⲓⲁⲛⲓⲛ (ouaeianin) — Akhmimic
ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (oueinin) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (wynn), a metathesized borrowing from the Imperial Aramaic gentilic plural 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡉𐡍 (ywnyn /⁠*yawnāyīn⁠/, “Greeks”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων (Iā́wōn, “Ionian”). Compare Jewish Literary Aramaic יַוְנָאִין (yawnāʾīn, “Greeks”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /wajˈniːn/

Noun

ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ • (ouainin) m

(Sahidic) a Greek
(Sahidic) a Hellenist, especially a Hellenized Jew.

Synonyms

ⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ (ellēn)

Derived terms

ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ (mntouainin)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213

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