ϩⲉⲓⲙⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϧⲉⲙⲓ (xemi) — Bohairic
• ϩⲉⲙⲓ (hemi) — Fayyumic
• ϩⲙⲙⲉ (hmme) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Egyptian (šmmt, “heat, fever”).

Noun

ϩⲉⲓⲙⲓ • (heimi) f

1. (Fayyumic) heat, fever

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