ϩⲏⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic s-ḥmt (“woman”), from Egyptian zt-ḥmt (“woman”), from

(zt, “woman”) +

(ḥmt, “wife, woman”), a compound that arose because the feminine ending -t in zt eventually became silent, making zt homophonous with z (“man”), so that it became necessary to add ḥmt to distinguish between them. By surface analysis, ⲥⲁ (sa) +‎ ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime).

Noun

ϩⲏⲙ • (hēm) f (plural ϩⲏⲙ (hēm))

  1. (Fayyumic) woman
  2. (Fayyumic) wife
  3. (Fayyumic) female (animal)

Adjective

ϩⲏⲙ • (hēm)

  1. (Fayyumic) female

References

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