ⲧⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Desert mountain range in Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (toou) — Sahidic
ⲧⲁⲩ (tau) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic tw (“mountain, desert”), from Egyptian ḏw (“mountain”),

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Classical Coptic) /tʼoːu̯/

Noun

ⲧⲱⲟⲩ • (tōou) m

Derived terms

ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (remntōou)
ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (antōou)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 199

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