ϭⲱⲙ

Coptic

Ancient Egyptians tending a vineyard.

Alternative forms

• ϭⲟⲙ (com), ⲕⲟⲙ (kom), ϭⲱⲙⲉ (cōme) — Sahidic
• ϫⲱⲙ (čōm) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic kꜣm (“garden”), from Egyptian (kꜣm, “vineyard, garden”), from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]; compare Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kerem, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vineyard”).

Pronunciation

• (Sahidic) IPA^(key): */ˈkʲoːm/
• (Bohairic) IPA^(key): */ˈt͡ʃʰoːm/

Noun

ϭⲱⲙ • (cōm) m (plural (S, A, L) ϭⲟⲟⲙ (coom) or (L) ϭⲟⲟⲙⲉ (coome))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) garden, vineyard, property

See also

• ⲓⲁϩⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ (iahaloli, “vineyard”) — Bohairic
• ⲉⲓⲉϩⲉⲗⲟⲟⲗⲉ (eieheloole, “vineyard”) — Sahidic

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 330
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 817
• Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31