ⲥⲓⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩ (sioou) — Sahidic
• ⲥⲓⲩ (siu), ⲥⲉⲩ (seu) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic sw (“star”), from Egyptian (sbꜣ, “star”).

Noun

ⲥⲓⲟⲩ • (siou) m (nominal form (S, B, OC) ⲥⲟⲩ- (sou-))

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

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 167
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 368