ⲁⲗⲟϭ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ꜣlg (“thigh”), from Late Egyptian ꜥrq (“leg joint?”), from Egyptian ꜥrq (“to bend”), whence also Coptic ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈlokʲ/

Noun

ⲁⲗⲟϭ • (aloc) m

  1. (Sahidic) thigh

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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