ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲗⲱⲙ (hlōm) — Sahidic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲗⲉϩⲗⲏⲙ • (lehlēm) f

1. (Bohairic) louse, flea

References

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