ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Camels on the banks of the Nile.
- ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (kamoul) – Sahidic
- ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (jamoul) – Bohairic
Etymology
Inherited from Demotic gmwl (“camel”), itself borrowed from Semitic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʲaˈmul/
Noun
ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (camoul) m or f (feminine ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲉ or ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ, plural ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲉ or ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉ)
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) camel
Derived terms
- ⲫⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (phoi ncamoul)(Camel's Oasis, City in Egypt)