ⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic wsh̭, wsš, from Egyptian

(wsḫ, be broad, wide).

Verb

ⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ • (ouōšs) (nominal state (B, S) ⲟⲩⲉϣⲥ-, pronominal state (S) ⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ⸗, stative (B, S) ⲟⲩⲟϣⲥ, (F) ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥ, (S) ⲟⲩⲁⲥϣ)

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, intransitive) to become broad, be broad, be at ease
  2. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, transitive) to broaden, enlarge

Conjugation

Noun

ⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ • (ouōšsm

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) breadth
  • ⲟⲩⲁϣⲥⲉ (ouašse, breadth)

References

  • TLA lemma no. C5280 (ⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
  • TLA lemma no. C5281 (ⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
  • Marcion Coptic dictionary