ⲙⲁⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲙⲁⲁⲩ (maau) — Sahidic

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Classical Coptic) /maw/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /mav/

Etymology 1

From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”),

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f

(Bohairic) mother

Alternative forms

ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mōou) — Bohairic
ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou) — Sahidic
ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) — Akhmimic

Etymology 2

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

Related to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic مَاء‎ (māʔ) or Hebrew מַיִם‎ (máyim).

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) ?

(Fayyumic) water

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