ⲙⲁⲩ

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Coptic[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Egyptian mother with children

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Etymology 1[edit]

From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (mother),

mwttB1

Noun[edit]

ⲙⲁⲩ (mauf

  1. (Bohairic) mother
Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Water

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

mw

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

Noun[edit]

ⲙⲁⲩ (mau?

  1. (Fayyumic) water