ⲟⲙⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲙⲉ (ome), ⲟⲟⲙⲉ (oome) — Sahidic
• ⲁⲙⲉ (ame) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan, Sahidic
• ⲁⲁⲙⲉ (aame) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥm (“clay”), from Egyptian (ꜥmꜥt, “mud”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈoʔmə/

(Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this pronunciation?) (particularly: no evidence for glottal stop - and don't even mention Loprieno! - his reconstructions are absurd.)

Noun

ⲟⲙⲓ • (omi) m or f

1. (Bohairic) clay, mud

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 121