ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ

Coptic

A fermented beer, bosa

Alternative forms

• ϩⲛⲕⲉ (hnke) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic ḥk.t (“beer”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈhemkə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈhamka/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈhemki/

Noun

ϩⲉⲙⲕⲓ • (hemki) m

1. (Bohairic) Egyptian beer, bosa

Synonyms

• ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ (skorker)

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN