ϭⲱⲙ

Coptic

Etymology

Ancient Egyptians tending a vineyard.

From Demotic kꜣm (“garden”), from Egyptian kꜣm (“vineyard, garden”), from Proto-Afroasiatic [Term?]; compare Hebrew כֶּרֶם (kerem, “vineyard”), Aramaic כַּרְמָא (karmā, “vineyard”), Arabic كَرْم (karm, “vineyard”).

Pronunciation

• (Sahidic) IPA^(key): /ˈkʲoːm/
• (Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʰoːm/

Noun

ϭⲱⲙ • (cōm) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) garden, vineyard, property

Related terms

• ⲁϩⲁⲗⲟⲗⲓ (ahaloli) — Bohairic

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 330
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 817
• Loprieno, Antonio (1995) Ancient Egyptian: A Linguistic Introduction, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 31