Egyptian/Arabic word for sorceress?
I'm writing a novel set in Ancient Egypt and my main character has magical powers. Orginally I was going to call her Rawiya ('storyteller') because I've liked that name for ages, but I was wondering if there was a word in either Egyptian or Arabic (even though that language didn't come to Egypt until 641 AD or thereabouts) that meant 'sorceress'. If anyone knows of one that would be a lot of help. Thanks in advance!
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The Coptic word for 'wizard; magician' is "hako" [when translitterated to the Latin alphabet]. I don't know what the feminine form would be. (If there is any.)
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