ϩⲗⲱⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ (lehlēm) — Bohairic

Etymology

Possibly from Demotic hꜥlꜥmꜥtꜥ (“a kind of vermin”), which itself is probably from Ancient Greek ἕλμινς (hélmins, “parasitic worm”).

Noun

ϩⲗⲱⲙ • (hlōm) f

1. (Sahidic) louse, flea

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 280