ⲙⲁⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian mother with children

ⲙⲁⲁⲩ (maau) – Sahidic

Etymology 1

From Demotic mwt, from Egyptian mwt (“mother”),

mwt

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ (mau) f

(Bohairic) mother

Alternative forms

ⲙⲱⲟⲩ (mōou) – Bohairic
ⲙⲟⲟⲩ (moou) – Sahidic
ⲙⲁⲟⲩ (maou) – Akhmimic

Etymology 2

Water from the Nile turned to blood

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

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

Noun

ⲙⲁⲩ (mau)

(Fayyumic) water

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