kmm

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Egyptian

Pronunciation

 

Verb

kmm

 2ae gem.

  1. (intransitive) to be(come) black

Inflection

This verb is almost exclusively used in its non-geminated forms; that it is a second-geminate verb kmm rather than a biliteral km is deduced from its Coptic descendants.

Alternative forms

These writings all represent non-geminated forms; see the note under ‘Inflection’ above.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Bohairic Coptic: ⲭⲙⲟⲙ (khmom)
  • Fayyumic Coptic: ⲕⲙⲁⲙ (kmam)
  • Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲙⲟⲙ (kmom)

References

  1. ^ Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 88