ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϭⲟⲙϥ (comf) — Bohairic
ϭⲟⲛϥ (conf) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ḏwf (“papyrus”), from Egyptian

(ṯwfj, “papyrus plant, papyrus marsh”).

Noun

ϫⲟⲟⲩϥ • (čoouf) m

(Sahidic) papyrus

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 322
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 795

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