"ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ" meaning in Coptic

See ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: [ʔet.ve.ˈu] [Sahidic] Forms: etbeou [romanization], ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ [alternative, Bohairic]
Etymology: ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-, “because of”) + ⲟⲩ (ou, “what”) Etymology templates: {{compound|cop|ⲉⲧⲃⲉ-|ⲟⲩ|gloss1=because of|gloss2=what}} ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-, “because of”) + ⲟⲩ (ou, “what”) Head templates: {{head|cop|adverb}} ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ • (etbeou)
  1. (Sahidic) why? Tags: Sahidic
    Sense id: en-ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ-cop-adv-9bK5i~RL Categories (other): Coptic entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sahidic Coptic
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉ-",
        "3": "ⲟⲩ",
        "gloss1": "because of",
        "gloss2": "what"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-, “because of”) + ⲟⲩ (ou, “what”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-, “because of”) + ⲟⲩ (ou, “what”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "etbeou",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "ethbeou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ • (etbeou)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Sahidic Coptic",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why?"
      ],
      "id": "en-ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ-cop-adv-9bK5i~RL",
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Sahidic) why?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔet.ve.ˈu]",
      "tags": [
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉ-",
        "3": "ⲟⲩ",
        "gloss1": "because of",
        "gloss2": "what"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-, “because of”) + ⲟⲩ (ou, “what”)",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-, “because of”) + ⲟⲩ (ou, “what”)",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "etbeou",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲟⲩ",
      "roman": "ethbeou",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "Bohairic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "adverb"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ • (etbeou)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Coptic adverbs",
        "Coptic compound terms",
        "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
        "Coptic lemmas",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Sahidic Coptic"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "why?"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "why",
          "why#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Sahidic) why?"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ʔet.ve.ˈu]",
      "tags": [
        "Sahidic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩ"
}

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