ϣⲁϣⲙⲓ

Coptic

Sekhmet

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁϧⲙⲓ (saxmi) — Bohairic
• ⲥⲁⲭⲙⲓ (sakhmi) — Old Coptic
• ϣⲟϣⲙⲓ (šošmi) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian sḫmt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃaʃmiː/

Proper noun

ⲧϢⲁϣⲙⲓ • (tŠašmi) f

1. (Fayyumic, Egyptian mythology) Sekhmet the Egyptian goddess of war, protection, healing, and rage. She is the wife of Ptah and mother of Nefertem and Maahes.