Maryan Coptic
Alternate forms
- ⲭⲟⲩⲛ (kʰoun) – Nahlic
- ⲕⲱⲩⲛ (kōun) – Cholevic
- ⲭⲁⲩⲛ (kʰaun) – Thebian
Etymology
Inherited from Arabic كون (kawn).
Pronunciation
- (Central) IPA: /kʰoːwn/, [kʰoˑu̯n]
Noun
ⲭⲱⲩⲛ (kʰōun) m.
- universe, reality
- (chiefly in the plural) cosmos