ⲭⲏⲙⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, black; black color).


Pronunciation

  • (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkʰeːmə/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.mi/
  • (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkimi/
  • (Modern) IPA(key): /kiːmi/

Proper noun

ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmim or f

  1. (Bohairic) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Derived terms

Noun

ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmif

  1. (Bohairic) hearth, brazier

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