ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic wnwt (“hour”), from Egyptian (wnwt, “hour”).

Noun

ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩ • (ounou) f (plural ⲟⲩⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ (ounooue) or ⲟⲩⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ (ounōoui) or ⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩⲉ (ounaue))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) hour

   Synonyms: ⲛⲟⲩ (nou), ⲛⲁⲩ (nau), ϩⲟⲧⲉ (hote), ϩⲟϯ (hoti)

Derived terms

• ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩ (nteunou)

References

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