ⲁⲗⲱⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic ḥlm (“cheese”). Most likely borrowed from a Semitic language, probably a form similar to *ḥallāmaw; compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama, “nipple”), but also note Egyptian ẖnmt (“wet-nurse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈloːm/

Noun

ⲁⲗⲱⲙ • (alōm) m

  1. (Bohairic) cheese

Descendants

  • → Egyptian Arabic: حلوم (ḥālūm)
    • → Greek: χαλλούμι (challoúmi)

References

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