ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ (rouhi) — Bohairic
• ⲗⲟⲩϩⲓ (louhi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic rhy (“evening”), from Egyptian rwhꜣ (“evening”).

Noun

ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ • (rouhe) m

1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) evening

Adverb

ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ • (rouhe)

1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) at evening

Derived terms

• ϩⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ (harouhe, “time of evening”)
• ϩⲓⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ (hirouhe, “time of evening”)
• ϫⲓⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ (čirouhe, “spend evening”)

References

• TLA lemma no. C3235 (ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• Marcion Coptic dictionary