ϫⲱϩⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ḏḫm, probably from Semitic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɔː.hm̩/, /ˈd͡ʒɔː.hm̩/

Verb

ϫⲱϩⲙ̄ • (čōhm̄) (nominal state ϫⲉϩⲙ̄- (čehm̄-), pronominal state ϫⲁϩⲙ⸗ (čahm⸗), stative ϫⲁϩⲙ̄ (čahm̄))

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) to be defiled

Conjugation

Noun

ϫⲱϩⲙ̄ • (čōhm̄m

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan) uncleanness, pollution

References

  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 797b
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 323
  • TLA lemma no. C7482 (ϫⲱϩⲙ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]