ϧⲉⲙⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲙⲙⲉ (hmme) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan
• ϩⲉⲙⲓ (hemi), ϩⲉⲓⲙⲓ (heimi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian (šmmt, “heat, fever”).

Noun

ϧⲉⲙⲓ • (xemi) m

1. (Bohairic, rare) heat, fever

   Synonym: ϧⲙⲟⲙ (xmom)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 283
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 677
• TLA lemma no. C6632 (ϧⲉⲙⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]
• TLA lemma no. C6633 (ϧⲉⲙⲓ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [3]