ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ
Coptic edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Demotic hꜥlꜥmꜥtꜥ (“a kind of vermin”), which itself is probably from Ancient Greek ἕλμινς (hélmins, “parasitic worm”).
Noun edit
ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ • (lehlēm) f
References edit
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 280