ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Camels on the banks of the Nile.

• ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (kamoul) — Sahidic
• ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul) — Bohairic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic gmwl (“camel”), itself borrowed from Semitic; see Proto-West Semitic *gamal-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sahidic) */kʲaˈmuːl/

Noun

ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • (camoul) m or f (feminine ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲉ (camaule) or ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ (camauli), plural ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲉ (camaule) or ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉ (camoule))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) camel

Derived terms

• ⲫⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (phoi ncamoul) (Camel's Oasis, City in Egypt)