ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϩⲁⲙϣⲓ (hamši) — Sahidic
- ⲁⲙϣⲉ (amše) — Bohairic
- ϩⲁⲙϣⲏ (hamšē), ϩⲙϣⲏ (hmšē) — Fayyumic
- ϩⲁⲙⳉⲉ (hamxe) — Akhmimic
Etymology
ϩⲁⲙ (ham, “craftsman”, noun) + ϣⲉ (še, “wood”, noun).
Noun
ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ • (hamše) m (plural (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲉ (hamšēoue) or (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲩⲉ (hamšēue) or (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ (hamšooue) or (B) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (hamšēou))
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 235, 281
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 546