ⲧⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Desert mountain range in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (toou) — Sahidic
• ⲧⲁⲩ (tau) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic tw (“mountain, desert”), from Egyptian ḏw (“mountain”),

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Classical Coptic) /tʼoːu̯/

Noun

ⲧⲱⲟⲩ • (tōou) m

1. (Bohairic) mountain
2. (Bohairic) monastery
3. (Bohairic) desert
4. (Bohairic) cemetery, necropolis

Derived terms

• ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (remntōou)
• ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ (antōou)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 199