ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲩⲉϩⲓ (ouehi) — Fayyumic
• ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓ (ouahi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian (wḥꜣt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaʔhə/

Noun

ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ • (ouahe) f (plural ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe))

1. (Sahidic) oasis

Descendants

• → Arabic: وَاحَة (wāḥa)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 508