ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲓⲟⲟⲣⲉ (ioore) — Akhmimic
ⲓⲟⲣ (ior) — Bohairic
ⲓⲁⲁⲗ (iaal), ⲓⲁⲁⲣ (iaar) — Fayyumic
ⲓⲁⲣ (iar) — Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠ (yr, “river, canal”), from Egyptian

(jtrw, “river, the Nile”). Cognate with Hebrew יְאוֹר‎ (yəʾōr).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjɔʔr/

Noun

ⲉⲓⲟⲟⲣ • (eioor) m

(Sahidic) canal

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