ⲑⲏⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲏⲩ (tēu) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan
• ⲧⲏⲟⲩ (tēou) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Old Coptic

Etymology

From Egyptian ṯꜣw (“wind, breath”).

Noun

ⲑⲏⲟⲩ • (thēou) m (nominal form ⲑⲟⲩ– (thou–))

1. (Bohairic) wind, breath

Derived terms

• ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (thourēs, “kamsin, a hot southern wind in Egypt”)