ϫⲟⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϫⲁⲓ (jai) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
- ϫⲟⲉⲓ (joei) — Sahidic
- ϫⲁⲉⲓ (jaei) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
Etymology
From Demotic Egyptian ḏj (“boat, ship”), from Egyptian ḏꜣy (“riverboat”).
Noun
ϫⲟⲓ • (joi) m (plural (S) ⲉϫⲏⲩ (ejēu) or (B) ⲉϫⲏⲟⲩ (ejēou))
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939), A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 754
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN