ⲁⲗⲟϫ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Thigh offering

• ⲁⲗⲟϭ (aloc) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜣlg (“thigh”), from Late Egyptian ꜥrq (“leg joint^?”), from Egyptian ꜥrq (“to bend”), whence also Coptic ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk).

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /aˈlot͡ʃ/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /aˈluɟ/
• (Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /aˈloɡ/

Noun

ⲁⲗⲟϫ • (aloč) m

1. (Bohairic) thigh

References

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