ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲟⲩⲉϩⲓ (ouehi) — Fayyumic
ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓ (ouahi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian

(wḥꜣt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwaʔhə/

Noun

ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ • (ouahe) f (plural ⲟⲩⲁϩⲉ (ouahe))

(Sahidic) oasis

Descendants

→ Arabic: وَاحَة (wāḥa)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 508

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