ϩⲟϥ

Coptic

Etymology

Egyptian snake

From Demotic ḥf (“snake”), from Egyptian (ḥfꜣw, “snake, worm”).

Noun

ϩⲟϥ • (hof) m (plural ϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ (hboui) or ϩⲟϥ (hof))

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) snake, serpent

Synonyms

• ⲟⲃⲓⲟⲛ (obion)
• ϧⲁⲓⲣⲓ (xairi)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN