ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ

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Coptic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Reduplication of ϩⲱϫ (hōč, to press, to oppress), from Demotic ḥꜥḏ, from Egyptian
HaDAAA24
(ḥꜥḏꜣ, to rob).

Verb[edit]

ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ (hočheč)

  1. (transitive, Sahidic, Bohairic) to compel, to pressure
  2. (transitive, Sahidic, Bohairic) to straighten
  3. (intransitive, Sahidic, Bohairic) to be distressed
  4. (intransitive, Sahidic, Bohairic) to be narrow or restricted

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Noun[edit]

ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ (hočhečm

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) distress, tribulation, need

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