ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic Egyptian gmwl (camel), itself borrowed from Semitic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) */t͡ʃaˈmuːl/
  • IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) */ɟaˈmul/
  • IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ɡaˈmul/

Noun

ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • (jamoulm (feminine ϫⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ (jamauli) or ϫⲁⲙⲉⲩⲗⲓ (jameuli), plural ϫⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ (jamauli))

  1. (Bohairic) camel