ⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲩⲟⲟϩⲉ (ouoohe) — Sahidic, Akhmimic
• ⲟⲩⲟϩⲉ (ouohe), ⲟⲩⲱϩⲉ (ouōhe) — Sahidic
• ⲟⲩⲁⲁϩⲓ (ouaahi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (wḥe.t, “scorpion”), from Egyptian (wḥꜥt, “scorpion”).

Noun

ⲟⲩⲟϩⲓ • (ouohi) f

1. (Bohairic) scorpion

   Synonym: ϭⲗⲏ (clē)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 223
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 509