ϭⲱⲙ
Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic kꜣm (“garden”), from Egyptian kꜣm (“vineyard, garden”), from Proto-Afro-Asiatic [Term?]; compare Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kerem, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vineyard”).
Pronunciation
- (Sahidic) IPA(key): /ˈkʲom/
- (Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈcʰom/
Noun
ϭⲱⲙ (cōm) m
- (Sahidic, Bohairic) garden, vineyard, property
Related terms
- ⲁϩⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ (ahaloli) – Bohairic
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 330
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 817
- Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31