ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϩⲗⲱⲙ (hlōm) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Demotic hꜥlꜥmꜥtꜥ which itself is probably from Ancient Greek ἕλμινς (hélmins, “parasitic worm”).
Noun
ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ • (lehlēm) (f)
- (Bohairic) louse, flea
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN