ⲁϧⲱⲙ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic Egyptian ꜥẖm (“divine image, falcon”), from Egyptian ꜥẖm.


Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (reconstructed Classical Coptic) /aˈxoːm/

Noun

ⲁ̀ϧⲱⲙ • (àxōm) m

  1. (Bohairic) eagle

Descendants

  • Coptic: ⲡⲁϧⲱⲙ (paxōm)

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976), Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
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