ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲙϣⲓ (hamši) — Sahidic
• ⲁⲙϣⲉ (amše) — Bohairic
• ϩⲁⲙϣⲏ (hamšē), ϩⲙϣⲏ (hmšē) — Fayyumic
• ϩⲁⲙⳉⲉ (hamxe) — Akhmimic

Etymology

ϩⲁⲙ (ham, “craftsman”, noun) +‎ ϣⲉ (še, “wood”, noun).

Noun

ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ • (hamše) m (plural (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲉ (hamšēoue) or (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲩⲉ (hamšēue) or (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ (hamšooue) or (B) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (hamšēou))

1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) carpenter

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 235, 281
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 546