ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic (yr, river, canal), from Egyptian

(jtrw, river, the Nile). Cognate with Hebrew יְאוֹר (yəʾōr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjɔʔr/

Noun

ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ • (eioorm

  1. (Sahidic) canal