Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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A compound, ultimately from Egyptian ḥꜢq (to capture). Perhaps an early borrowing from Proto-Semitic *lqḥ (to take) through metathesis, compare Hebrew לקח (lakákh).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ϩⲁϫⲓ (hačim (plural ϩⲁϫⲓ (hači))

  1. (Bohairic) snare

References

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  1. ^ Carsten Peust (1999) Egyptian Phonology: An Introduction to the Phonology of a Dead Language, page 108

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