ⲣⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲁ (la) — Fayyumic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roʔ/

Etymology 1

From Demotic rꜣ (“mouth, door”), from Egyptian rꜣ, r(ꜣ) (“mouth, door, opening”),

Noun

ⲣⲟ • (ro) m (plural ⲣⲱⲟⲩ (rōou), nominal form ⲣⲉ- (re-) or ⲣⲁ- (ra-), pronominal form ⲣⲱ⸗ (rō⸗))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) mouth
2. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) door, entrance, gate
3. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic) opening

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

Vase in the shape of a duck

Etymology 2

From Demotic rꜣ (“a duck”). Coined by Claudius Labib ca. 1900.

Noun

ⲣⲟ • (ro) m

1. (Bohairic) duck

Synonyms

• ⲕⲩⲕⲛⲟⲥ (kuknos)

References

• Labib, Claudius (1915) ⲡⲓⲗⲉⲝⲓⲕⲟⲛ ⲛϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ