ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ

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Coptic

Alternative forms

Halloumi cheese.

Etymology

From Demotic ḥlm (cheese). Most likely borrowed from a Semitic language, probably a form similar to *ḥallāmaw; compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama, nipple), but also note Egyptian ẖnmt (wet-nurse).

Noun

ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ (halōmm

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) cheese

Descendants

  • Egyptian Arabic: حلوم (ḥālūm)