ϩⲁⲙⳉⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲁⲙϣⲉ (amše) — Bohairic
- ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ (hamše) — Bohairic, Sahidic
- ϩⲁⲙϣⲏ (hamšē), ϩⲙϣⲏ (hmšē) — Fayyumic
- ϩⲁⲙϣⲓ (hamši) — Sahidic
Etymology
From ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-, “craftsman”) + ⳉⲉ (xe, “wood”).
Noun
ϩⲁⲙⳉⲉ • (hamxe) m
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