ⲁⲗⲱⲙ
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Coptic[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōm) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic
Etymology[edit]
From Demotic ḥlm (“cheese”). Most likely borrowed from a Semitic language, probably a form similar to *ḥallāmaw; compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama, “nipple”), but also note Egyptian ẖnmt (“wet-nurse”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
ⲁⲗⲱⲙ • (alōm) m
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 280
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 298