"ⲙⲁⲩ" meaning in Coptic

See ⲙⲁⲩ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /maw/ (note: Classical Coptic), /mav/ [Greco-Bohairic] Forms: mau [romanization], ⲙⲱⲟⲩ [alternative, Bohairic], ⲙⲟⲟⲩ [alternative, Sahidic], ⲙⲁⲟⲩ [alternative, Akhmimic], ⲙⲁⲁⲩ [alternative, Sahidic]
Etymology: From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”), mwt-t-B1 Etymology templates: {{inh|cop|egx-dem|mwt}} Demotic mwt, {{inh|cop|egy|mwt||mother}} Egyptian mwt (“mother”) Head templates: {{cop-noun|f|?}} ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f
  1. (Bohairic) mother Tags: Bohairic
    Sense id: en-ⲙⲁⲩ-cop-noun-zwYi7ypm Categories (other): Bohairic Coptic, Coptic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family members Disambiguation of Coptic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Family members: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /maw/ (note: Classical Coptic), /mav/ [Greco-Bohairic] Forms: mau [romanization], ⲙⲁⲁⲩ [alternative, Sahidic]
Etymology: From Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian mw (“water”), mw Related to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic مَاء (māʔ) or Hebrew מַיִם (máyim). Etymology templates: {{inh|cop|egx-dem|mw||water}} Demotic mw (“water”), {{inh|cop|egy|mw||water}} Egyptian mw (“water”), {{cog|sem-pro|*maʾ-}} Proto-Semitic *maʾ-, {{cog|ar|مَاء}} Arabic مَاء (māʔ), {{cog|he|מַיִם|tr=máyim}} Hebrew מַיִם (máyim) Head templates: {{cop-noun|?|?}} ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) ?
  1. (Fayyumic) water Tags: Fayyumic
    Sense id: en-ⲙⲁⲩ-cop-noun-D0FoSQ44 Categories (other): Fayyumic Coptic, Coptic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Family members Disambiguation of Coptic entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Family members: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
{
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "mwt"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic mwt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "mwt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mother"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mwt (“mother”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”), mwt-t-B1",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲱⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "mōou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Bohairic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲟⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "moou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲁⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "maou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Akhmimic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲁⲁⲩ",
      "roman": "maau",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f",
      "name": "cop-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Bohairic Coptic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cop",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "cop:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "id": "en-ⲙⲁⲩ-cop-noun-zwYi7ypm",
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Bohairic) mother"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maw/",
      "note": "Classical Coptic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mav/",
      "tags": [
        "Greco-Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲙⲁⲩ"
}

{
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "mw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic mw (“water”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "mw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mw (“water”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*maʾ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *maʾ-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَاء (māʔ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מַיִם",
        "tr": "máyim"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מַיִם (máyim)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian mw (“water”), mw\nRelated to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic مَاء (māʔ) or Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲁⲁⲩ",
      "roman": "maau",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?",
        "2": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) ?",
      "name": "cop-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Fayyumic Coptic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "50 50",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "cop",
          "name": "Family members",
          "orig": "cop:Family members",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "id": "en-ⲙⲁⲩ-cop-noun-D0FoSQ44",
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Fayyumic) water"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fayyumic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maw/",
      "note": "Classical Coptic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mav/",
      "tags": [
        "Greco-Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲙⲁⲩ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Coptic feminine nouns",
    "Coptic lemmas",
    "Coptic noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Coptic nouns",
    "Coptic terms derived from Demotic",
    "Coptic terms derived from Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Demotic",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for gender in Coptic entries",
    "cop:Family members"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 1,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "mwt"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic mwt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "mwt",
        "4": "",
        "5": "mother"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mwt (“mother”)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”), mwt-t-B1",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲱⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "mōou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Bohairic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲟⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "moou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲁⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "maou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Akhmimic"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲁⲁⲩ",
      "roman": "maau",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) f",
      "name": "cop-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Bohairic Coptic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mother"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mother",
          "mother"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Bohairic) mother"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maw/",
      "note": "Classical Coptic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mav/",
      "tags": [
        "Greco-Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲙⲁⲩ"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Coptic lemmas",
    "Coptic noun entries missing plural forms",
    "Coptic nouns",
    "Coptic terms derived from Demotic",
    "Coptic terms derived from Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Demotic",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms with redundant head parameter",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Requests for gender in Coptic entries",
    "cop:Family members"
  ],
  "etymology_number": 2,
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "mw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic mw (“water”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy",
        "3": "mw",
        "4": "",
        "5": "water"
      },
      "expansion": "Egyptian mw (“water”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sem-pro",
        "2": "*maʾ-"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Semitic *maʾ-",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ar",
        "2": "مَاء"
      },
      "expansion": "Arabic مَاء (māʔ)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "he",
        "2": "מַיִם",
        "tr": "máyim"
      },
      "expansion": "Hebrew מַיִם (máyim)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic mw (“water”), from Egyptian mw (“water”), mw\nRelated to Proto-Semitic *maʾ-. Cf. Arabic مَاء (māʔ) or Hebrew מַיִם (máyim).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "mau",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲙⲁⲁⲩ",
      "roman": "maau",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "?",
        "2": "?"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲙⲁⲩ • (mau) ?",
      "name": "cop-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Fayyumic Coptic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "water"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Fayyumic) water"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Fayyumic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/maw/",
      "note": "Classical Coptic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mav/",
      "tags": [
        "Greco-Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲙⲁⲩ"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ⲙⲁⲩ meaning in Coptic (3.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Coptic dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-06-10 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-06-01 using wiktextract (58c391d and f1c2b61). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.