ⲧⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲑⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲥ (tharmous) — Sahidic

Etymology

Compare Ancient Greek θερμός (thermós), Arabic تُرْمُس (turmus); ultimately from Akkadian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/), from Sumerian 𒋻𒄷 (TAR.MUŠ₈ /⁠tarmuš⁠/).

Noun

ⲧⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ • (tarmos) ?

1. (Sahidic) lupin

References

• TLA lemma no. C10697 (ⲧⲁⲣⲙⲟⲥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 194