ⲥⲁϧⲙⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ
(
sakhmi
)
—
Old Coptic
ϣⲟϣⲙⲓ
(
šošmi
)
—
Sahidic
ϣⲁϣⲙⲓ
(
šašmi
)
—
Fayyumic
Etymology
From
Egyptian
sḫmt
.
Pronunciation
(
Old Bohairic
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ˈsaxmə/
Proper noun
ⲧⲥⲁϧⲙⲓ
• (
tsaxmi
)
f
(
Bohairic
,
Egyptian
mythology
)
Sekhmet
the
Egyptian
goddess
of
war
,
protection
,
healing
, and
rage
. She is the wife of
Ptah
and mother of
Nefertem
and Maahes.