ϭⲟⲙ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϫⲟⲙ (čom) — Bohairic
• ϭⲁⲙ (cam) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϫⲁⲙ (čam) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic gm (“power, strength”).

Noun

ϭⲟⲙ • (com) f (plural ϭⲟⲙ (com))

1. (Sahidic) power, might
2. (Sahidic) authority

Adjective

ϭⲟⲙ • (com)

1. (Sahidic) powerful, mighty, strong

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• TLA lemma no. C7706 (ϭⲟⲙ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• TLA lemma no. C7707 (ϭⲟⲙ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]