ⲁⲗⲟϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Thigh offering

ⲁⲗⲟϭ (aloc) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜣlg (“thigh”), from Late Egyptian ꜥrq (“leg joint^?”), from Egyptian ꜥrq (“to bend”), whence also Coptic ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk).

Pronunciation

(Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /aˈlot͡ʃ/
(Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /aˈluɟ/
(Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /aˈloɡ/

Noun

ⲁⲗⲟϫ • (aloč) m

(Bohairic) thigh

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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