ⲉⲙⲟⲩ

See also: ἐμοῦ and εμού

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic jmj (“cat”), from Egyptian mjwt, myt, feminine of
(mjw, “cat”), likely ultimately of onomatopoeic origin (see there for more).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ʔəˈmuːʔ/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /aˈmu/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈemu/

Noun

ⲉⲙⲟⲩ • (emou) f (plural (S) ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲉ (emooue) or (B) ⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (emōoui))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) cat

Synonyms

References

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