ⲉⲙⲟⲩ

See also: ἐμοῦ and εμού

Coptic

Alternative forms
An Egyptian cat leading geese

Etymology
From Demotic jmj (“cat”), from Egyptian mjwt, myt, feminine of
(mjw, “cat”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (reconstructed classical Coptic) /əˈmuː/
  • IPA(key): (reconstructed post-conquest Bohairic) /aːmou̯/, /æːmou̯/

Noun

ⲉⲙⲟⲩ (emou) f (pl (Sahidic) ⲉⲙⲟⲟⲩⲉ, pl (Bohairic) ⲉⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) cat

Synonyms

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