ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ

Coptic

Disciple Paul of Tarsus, a Greek Jew

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲩⲁⲉⲓⲁⲛⲓⲛ (ouaeianin) — Akhmimic
• ⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (oueinin) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (wynn), a metathesized borrowing from the Imperial Aramaic gentilic plural 𐡉𐡅𐡍𐡉𐡍 (ywnyn /⁠*yawnāyīn⁠/, “Greeks”), ultimately derived from Ancient Greek Ἰᾱ́ϝων (Iā́wōn, “Ionian”). Compare Jewish Literary Aramaic יַוְנָאִין (yawnāʾīn, “Greeks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /wajˈniːn/

Noun

ⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ • (ouainin) m

1. (Sahidic) a Greek
2. (Sahidic) a Hellenist, especially a Hellenized Jew.

Synonyms

• ⲉⲗⲗⲏⲛ (ellēn)

Derived terms

• ⲙⲛⲧⲟⲩⲁⲓⲛⲓⲛ (mntouainin)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 213