ϩⲁⲙⲉⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ḥnmmt (“sun-folk, humankind”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈmeu̯/

Noun

ϩⲁⲙⲉⲩ • (hameu) f

1. (Old Coptic) humankind
2. (Old Coptic) people of a given place
3. (Old Coptic) sun-folk

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 284