ϩⲁⲙ
Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic ḥm (“to produce, form”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈham/
Noun
ϩⲁⲙ • (ham) m (plural (S) ϩⲙⲏⲩ (hmēu) or (S) ϩⲙⲉⲩ (hmeu))
- (Bohairic, Sahidic) craftsman
Derived terms
- ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ (hamše, “carpenter”)
- ϩⲁⲙⲛⲟⲩⲃ (hamnoub, “goldsmith”)
- ϩⲁⲙⲁⲕⲏ (hamakē)
- ϩⲟⲙ (hom, “shoemaker”)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 281
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 123a