ϣⲱ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣⲟⲩ (šou), ϣⲟⲩⲟⲩ (šouou) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Egyptian (šꜥy, “sand”).

Noun

ϣⲱ • (šō) m

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) sand

Derived terms

• ⲡϣⲱ ⲛⲙⲏ (pšō nmē, “urine stone, calculus”)
• ⲕⲏ ⲉⲡϣⲱ (kē epšō, “lying, being in sandy condition (of wasteland)”)

References

• Marcion Coptic dictionary
• TLA lemma no. C5735 (ϣⲱ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]