ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Camels on the banks of the Nile.

• ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (kamoul) — Sahidic
• ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (camoul) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic gmwl (“camel”), itself borrowed from Semitic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) */t͡ʃaˈmuːl/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) */ɟaˈmul/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ɡaˈmul/

Noun

ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • (čamoul) m (feminine ϫⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ (čamauli) or ϫⲁⲙⲉⲩⲗⲓ (čameuli), plural ϫⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ (čamauli))

1. (Bohairic) camel