ⲁⲗⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

A child in Roman Egypt.

ⲁⲗⲗⲟⲩ (allou) — Bohairic
ⲁⲗⲱ (alō), ⲁⲣⲟⲩ (arou) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠ (ꜥlw, “child”), a borrowing from Semitic.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈluːʔ/

Noun

ⲁⲗⲟⲩ • (alou) f (plural ⲁⲗⲟⲟⲩⲉ (alooue) or ⲁⲗⲟⲩ (alou))

(Sahidic, Akhmimic) pupil (eye)
(Sahidic, Akhmimic) youth, maiden

ⲁⲗⲟⲩ • (alou) m (plural ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ (alōoui))

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) child

Derived terms

ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ (kouči nalou)
ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲃⲱⲕ (alou mbōk)
ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ (alou mbōki)

References

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

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