ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ
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Coptic
[edit]Alternative forms
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Etymology
[edit]From Demotic ḥlm (“cheese”). Most likely borrowed from a Semitic language, probably a form similar to *ḥallāmaw; compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama, “nipple”), but also note Egyptian ẖnmt (“wet-nurse”).
Noun
[edit]ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ • (halōm) m