ⲙⲟⲩⲓ

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word ⲙⲟⲩⲓ. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word ⲙⲟⲩⲓ, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say ⲙⲟⲩⲓ in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word ⲙⲟⲩⲓ you have here. The definition of the word ⲙⲟⲩⲓ will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofⲙⲟⲩⲓ, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Coptic

Etymology 1

Two lions, symbolizing yesterday and tomorrow.

From Demotic mꜣj (lion), from Egyptian mꜣj (lion),

mAAiE22

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (mouim (plural ⲙⲱⲟⲩⲓ (mōoui))

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) lion
    • Walter Till, Koptische Heiligen- und Martyrerlegenden. Texte, Übersetzungen und Indices herausgeben und bearbeitet, book I, in Orientalia Christiana Analecta, issue 102, Pontificium Institutum Orientalium Studiorum (1935), 4, lines 18.19.
      ⲁⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲙⲁ
      apmoui ouōšt naf afpōt epefma
      The lion saluted him and returned to his spot.
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Island of Elephantine in Aswan, Egypt

From Demotic mꜣy (island), from Egyptian mꜣwt (new land (that emerged from the Nile)), most likely abbreviated from *jw nj mꜣwt, literally “island of newness”.

mAAwt
Y1

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (mouif

  1. (Bohairic) island