ϣⲱⲙⲓⲱⲓ

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Coptic

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Etymology

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ϣⲱⲙ (šōm, wash clothes, verb) +‎ ⲓⲱⲓ (iōi, wash body, verb). Coined by Zeniya Copts ca. 1886.

Noun

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ϣⲱⲙⲓⲱⲓ (šōmiōim

  1. (Bohairic) soap

References

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  • Worrell, W.H. (1937) Popular Traditions of the Coptic Language[1], The University of Chicago Press