ⲓⲟⲙ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ym (“sea”), from Late Egyptian

(ym, “lake, sea”), itself a borrowing from Semitic.

Compare Arabic يَمٌّ (yamm, “sea”)

Noun

ⲓⲟⲙ • (iom) m (plural ⲁⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ (amaiou))

  1. (Bohairic) sea

Derived terms

Descendants

With definite article prefixed:

  • → Arabic: الفَيُّوم (al-fayyūm)

References

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