ⲭⲏⲙⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”).
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Pronunciation
- (Old Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkʰeːmə/
- (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkɪ.mi/
- (Greco-Bohairic) IPA(key): /ˈkimi/
- (Modern) IPA(key): /kiːmi/
Proper noun
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmi) m or f
- (Bohairic) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Derived terms
Noun
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmi) f
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110