ϭⲱⲙ

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Coptic

Etymology

Ancient Egyptians tending a vineyard.

From Demotic kꜣm (“garden”), from Egyptian kꜣm (“vineyard, garden”), from Proto-Afroasiatic ; compare Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kerem, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vineyard”).

Pronunciation

(Sahidic) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲoːm/
(Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰoːm/

Noun

ϭⲱⲙ • (cōm) m

(Sahidic, Bohairic) garden, vineyard, property

Related terms

ⲁϩⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ (ahaloli) — Bohairic

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 330
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 817
Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31

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