ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲡⲁϩⲱⲙ (pahōm) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian pꜣ-ꜥẖm, from pꜣ (“the”) + ꜥẖm (“cultic falcon-image”). By surface analysis, ⲡⲓ- (pi-, “the”, masculine definite article) +‎ ⲁϧⲱⲙ (axōm, “falcon”).

Proper noun

ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ • (paxōm) m

1. Pakhom, a male given name, feminine equivalent ⲧⲁϧⲱⲙ (taxōm)

Descendants

• → Arabic: بَاخُوم (bāḵūm)
• → Ancient Greek: Παχώμιος (Pakhṓmios)
  • → Latin: Pachomius
  • → Russian: Пахомий (Paxomij)
  • → Romanian: Pahomie

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN