ⲕⲏⲙⲓ

ⲕⲏⲙⲓ

Coptic

Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (kēme) – Sahidic
• ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (khēmi) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”).

Pronunciation

• (Fayyumic) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeːmi/

Proper noun

ⲕⲏⲙⲓ • (kēmi) m or f

1. (Fayyumic) Egypt (a country)

Derived terms

• ⲗⲉⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲓ (lemnkēmi, “Egyptian (person)”)
• ⲕⲁⲙⲓ (kami) – Fayyumic (black)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110