ⲙⲁⲩ

Coptic

Egyptian mother with children
water

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maw/ (Classical Coptic)
  • IPA(key): /mav/ (Greco-Bohairic)

Etymology 1

From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian
(mwt, “mother”).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f

  1. (Bohairic) mother
    Alternative form: ⲙⲁⲁⲩ (maau) (Sahidic)

Etymology 2

Inherited from Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian
(mw, “water”).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) ?

  1. (Fayyumic) water
    Alternative forms: ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mōou) (Bohairic), ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou) (Sahidic), ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) (Akhmimic)
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