ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Demotic (wynn), a metathesized borrowing from the Imperial Aramaic gentilic plural 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡉𐡍 (ywnyn /*yawnāyīn/, “Greeks”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων (Iā́wōn, “Ionian”). Compare Jewish Literary Aramaic יַוְנָאִין (yawnāʾīn, “Greeks”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wajˈniːn/
Noun
ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ • (ouainin) m
Synonyms
- ⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ (ellēn)
Derived terms
- ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ (mntouainin)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213