ϩⲱⲓϯ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Man Confronting a Hyena, Tomb of Amenemhab

• ϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ (hoeite) — Sahidic
• ϩⲁⲓⲧⲉ (haite) — Lycopolitan
• ϩⲉⲓϯ (heiti) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic hṯt (hyena).

Noun

ϩⲱⲓϯ • (hōiti) f

1. (Bohairic) hyena

Derived terms

• ⲑⲟⲓϯ (Tida, a town in Lower Egypt)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 299