ⲙⲁⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic mw (water), from Egyptian mw (water),

Related to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic مَاء (māʔ) or Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲟⲩ • (maou?

  1. (Akhmimic) water