ϩⲁⲙ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ḥm (“to produce, form”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈham/

Noun

ϩⲁⲙ • (ham) m (plural (S) ϩⲙⲏⲩ (hmēu) or (S) ϩⲙⲉⲩ (hmeu))

(Bohairic, Sahidic) craftsman

Derived terms

ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ (hamše, “carpenter”)
ϩⲁⲙⲛⲟⲩⲃ (hamnoub, “goldsmith”)
ϩⲁⲙⲁⲕⲏ (hamakē)
ϩⲟⲙ (hom, “shoemaker”)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 281
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 123a

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