ⲙⲁⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian mother with children

• ⲙⲁⲁⲩ (maau) — Sahidic

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Classical Coptic) /maw/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /mav/

Etymology 1

From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”),

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f

1. (Bohairic) mother

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mōou) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) — Akhmimic

Etymology 2

Water

From Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian mw (“water”),

Related to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic مَاء (māʔ) or Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) ?

1. (Fayyumic) water