ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲁⲗⲱⲙ (alōm) — Bohairic

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”).

Noun

ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ • (halōm) m

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) cheese

Descendants

→ Egyptian Arabic: حلوم (ḥālūm)
- → Greek: χαλλούμι (challoúmi)
  - → English: halloumi

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