ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ

Coptic

A sandstorm in Egypt.

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (tourēs) — Bohairic
• ⲑⲏⲟⲩ ⲣⲏⲥ (thēou rēs) — Bohairic

Etymology

ⲑⲏⲟⲩ (thēou, “wind”, noun) +‎ ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs, “south”, noun).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˌtʰuːˈɾeːs/

Noun

ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (thourēs) m

1. (Bohairic) southern wind

Proper noun

ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ • (thourēs) m

1. (Bohairic) khamsin, a hot wind in Egypt

Derived terms

• ⲡⲁⲡⲓⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (papithourēs), ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (pathourēs, “Pathros, a part of Thebaid in Upper Egypt extending from Elephantine to Asyut or Abidos”),

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 440