ⲑⲏⲟⲩ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲧⲏⲩ
(
tēu
)
—
Sahidic
,
Lycopolitan
ⲧⲏⲟⲩ
(
tēou
)
—
Sahidic
,
Akhmimic
,
Fayyumic
,
Old Coptic
Etymology
From
Egyptian
ṯꜣw
(
“
wind, breath
”
)
.
Noun
ⲑⲏⲟⲩ
• (
thēou
)
m
(
nominal form
ⲑⲟⲩ–
(
thou–
)
)
(
Bohairic
)
wind
,
breath
Derived terms
ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ
(
thourēs
,
“
kamsin
, a hot southern wind in Egypt
”
)