ⲙⲟⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian

(mwt).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Bohairic, Sahidic) [mu]

Verb

ⲙⲟⲩ • (mou) (stative ⲙⲱⲟⲩⲧ, ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ)

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) to die.
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic) to kill.
    ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲡⲁⲓ ⲛϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲟⲩⲟⲩⲧ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲕ.
    etbe pai ntiouōš an emouout mmok.
    Because of this, I do not want to kill you.

Conjugation

Noun

ⲙⲟⲩ • (moum (uncountable)

  1. death.

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