ⲭⲏⲙⲓ

Coptic

Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (kēme) — Sahidic
• ⲕⲏⲙⲓ (kēmi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈkʰeːmə/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈkɪ.mi/
• (Greco-Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈkimi/
• (Modern) IPA^(key): /kiːmi/

Proper noun

ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmi) m or f

1. (Bohairic) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Derived terms

• ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ (remnkhēmi, “Egyptian (person)”)
• ⲭⲁⲙⲏ (khamē) — Bohairic (black)

Noun

ⲭⲏⲙⲓ • (khēmi) f

1. (Bohairic) hearth, brazier

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110