ⲕⲏⲙⲓ

Coptic

Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (kēme) – Sahidic
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (khēmi) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”).

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Pronunciation

(Fayyumic) IPA^(key): /ˈkemi/

Proper noun

ⲕⲏⲙⲓ • (kēmi) m or f

(Fayyumic) Egypt (a country)

Derived terms

ⲗⲉⲙⲛⲕⲏⲙⲓ (lemnkēmi, “Egyptian (person)”)
ⲕⲁⲙⲓ (kami) – Fayyumic (black)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 110

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