ⲟⲩⲱϣ

• ⲟⲩⲱⳉⲉ (ouōxe) — Akhmimic

From Demotic wḫ(ꜣ) (“to search for, wish, request”), from Egyptian wḫꜣ (/⁠*ˈwaːχaʀ⁠/, “to search for”).

ⲟⲩⲱϣ • (ouōš) (nominal state ⲟⲩⲉϣ- or ⲟⲩϣ- or ⲟⲩⲁϣ-, pronominal state ⲟⲩⲁϣ⸗, (S) ⲟⲩⲟϣ⸗, (F) ⲟⲩⲉϣ⸗)

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, Old Coptic) to want, to desire, to love
   • 10th century AD, manuscript MONB.EG, Biblioteca Nazionale Vittorio Emanuele III, Naples:

     Ⲁⲩϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲃⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲥⲓⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩ ⲱϣ ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ϣⲁ ⲧⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ - Ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛ̄ϭⲓ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲙⲁⲣⲕⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲡⲁⲉⲓ ⲱⲧ ϯⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲟ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ϩⲱⲱⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲛ̄ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲁⲕ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϭⲱ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛ̄ⲕⲉϣⲟⲙⲛ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲙ̄ ⲡⲙⲉϩ ϣⲟⲙⲛ̄ⲧ ⲛ̄ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲙ̄ ⲧⲟⲛ ⲙ̄ⲙⲟⲟⲩ

     Aučoos etbe apa silouanos če afou ōš n̄ouoeiš ebōk ša tsuria - Auō pečaf naf n̄ci pefmathētēs markos če paei ōt tiouōš an elo m̄peima oude n̄tok hōōk an apa n̄tinakaak an ebōk alla cō m̄peima n̄kešomn̄t n̄hoou auō hm̄ pmeh šomn̄t n̄hoou aum̄ ton m̄moou

     It was said about apa Siluanos that he once wanted to go to Syria, but his disciple, Markos, told him: "Father, I don't want to leave this place and I will neither let you, apa, leave. But rather stay here for three more days!" And in the third day they died.