ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϣⲙⲙⲟ (šmmo) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic šmꜥ, from Egyptian (šmꜣ, “stranger, vagabond”).

Noun

ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ • (šemmo) m

1. (Bohairic) stranger

Adjective

ϣⲉⲙⲙⲟ • (šemmo)

1. (Bohairic) foreign

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 244