ⲁⲗⲟϫ
Coptic
Alternative forms
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Thigh offering
- ⲁⲗⲟϭ (aloc) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Demotic ꜣlg (“thigh”), from Late Egyptian ꜥrq (“leg joint?”), from Egyptian ꜥrq (“to bend”), whence also Coptic ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /aˈloc/
Noun
ⲁⲗⲟϫ (aloj) m
- (Bohairic) thigh
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN