ḥm.t

Demotic

Etymology

From Egyptian (ḥmt, “woman, wife”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈħiːmə/

Noun

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1. wife

Descendants

• Akhmimic Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime)
• Fayyumic Coptic: ϩⲏⲙ (hēm)
• Lycopolitan Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime)
• Old Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime)
• Sahidic Coptic: ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime), ϩⲓⲙ (him)

References

• Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 306
• Johnson, Janet (2000) Thus Wrote ꜥOnchsheshonqy: An Introductory Grammar of Demotic‎^[1], third edition, Chicago: The Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago, →ISBN, page 9