𐦧𐦮𐦣𐦨𐦡

Meroitic

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian pꜣ-ꜥẖm (literally “The Cultic Falcon-Image”). Compare Sahidic Coptic ⲡⲁϩⲱⲙ (pahōm), Bohairic Coptic ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ (paxōm) and Ancient Greek Παχουμις (Pakhoumis).

Proper noun

𐦧𐦮𐦣𐦨𐦡 (pẖome /paẖum/)

1. a male given name from Egyptian

Alternative forms

• 𐦧𐦮𐦡𐦨𐦡 (pẖeme /⁠paẖəm⁠/)

References

• Rowan, Kirsty (2006) Meroitic—A Phonological Investigation, Ann Arbor: ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, page 49
• Rilly, Claude, de Voogt, Alex (2012) The Meroitic Language and Writing System, New York: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 116