ⲙⲟⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

According to the Biblical book of Exodus, Yahweh turned the water of the Nile into blood.

• ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mōou) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲁⲩ (mau) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (mw, “water”), from Egyptian (mw, “water”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mow/

Noun

ⲙⲟⲟⲩ • (moou) m (plural ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou))

1. (Sahidic) water

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 197
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN