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), nominal form (S) ϩⲙ- (hm-) or (B, S, F, L, A) ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-) or (B) ⲁⲙ- (am-))

1. (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^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 673, 674