ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Coptic
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Egypt
Alternative forms
- ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (kēme) – Sahidic
- ⲕⲏⲙⲓ (kēmi) – Fayyumic
Etymology
From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”).
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Pronunciation
- (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkʰeːmə/
- (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.mi/
- (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkimi/
- (Modern) IPA(key): /kiː.m.i/
Proper noun
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmi) m or f
- (Bohairic) Egypt (a country)
Derived terms
- ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ (remnkhēmi, “Egyptian (person)”)
- ⲭⲁⲙⲏ (khamē) – Bohairic (black)
Noun
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmi) f
- (Bohairic) hearth, brazier
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110