ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲟ

Coptic

A small hill in Egypt

Etymology

The etymology is unknown. Suspected an Aramaic borrowing, compare גלימתא, גלימה, גלמתא, גלמה (“hill; valley”), of transparent root, but also Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma, “heap”) of unknown origin.

Noun

ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲟ • (kalampho) f (plural ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲱⲟⲩ (kalamphōou))

1. (Bohairic) hill

Synonyms

• ⲑⲟⲗ (thol)

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 79
• “glymh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
• “glmh”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–