ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ

Coptic

A lemon tree

Etymology

The etymology is unknown. Could be a derivation of κέδρος (kédros, “cedar”).

Pronunciation

• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈkoɾ.dɪ.mos/

Noun

ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ • (kortimos) m

1. (Bohairic) lemon

Adjective

ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ • (kortimos)

1. lime (color)

See also

Colors in Coptic · ⲛⲓⲁⲟⲩⲁⲛ (niaouan) (layout · text)

ⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ (ouōbš)	ⲕⲉⲣⲙⲓ (kermi)	ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame)
ⲑⲣⲉϣⲣⲱϣ (threšrōš); ⲡⲏⲣⲡ (pērp)	ⲙⲁⲛⲙⲟⲛ (manmon); ⲡⲟⲩⲛ (poun)	ⲁⲟⲩⲓⲛ (aouin)
ⲕⲟⲣⲧⲓⲙⲟⲥ (kortimos)	ⲏϫⲓ (ēji)	ⲁϭⲓⲛ (ačin)
ⲫⲉ (phe); ⲕⲁⲗⲗⲁⲉⲓⲛⲟⲥ (kallaeinos)	ⲓⲱⲭⲣⲱⲟⲛ (iōkhrōon)	ⲁⲥⲓⲗⲱⲛ (asilōn)
ⲓⲱⲓⲁⲥ (iōias)	ϭⲏϫⲓ (čēji)	ⲃⲉⲣⲧ (bert)

References

• Kircher, Athanasius (1643), Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum