ⲁⲗⲟϭ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Thigh offering

• ⲁⲗⲟϫ (aloč) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜣlg (“thigh”), from Late Egyptian ꜥrq (“leg joint^?”), from Egyptian ꜥrq (“to bend”), whence also Coptic ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aˈlokʲ/

Noun

ⲁⲗⲟϭ • (aloc) m

1. (Sahidic) thigh

References

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