ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ

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Coptic

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Alternative forms

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A woman from Saqqara, Egypt.

Etymology

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From Demotic s-ḥmt (woman), from Egyptian zt-ḥmt (woman), from
z
t B1
(zt, woman) +
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t
B1
(ḥmt, wife, woman), a compound that arose because the feminine ending -t in zt eventually became silent, making zt homophonous with z (man), so that it became necessary to add ḥmt to distinguish between them. By surface analysis, ⲥⲁ (sa) +‎ ϩⲓⲙⲉ (hime).

Noun

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ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ (shimef (plural ϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ (hiome) or (S) ϩⲓⲁⲙⲉ (hiame) or (A, L) ϩⲓⲁⲁⲙⲉ (hiaame) or (A) ⲥϩⲓⲁⲙⲉ (shiame))

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) woman
  2. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) wife
  3. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) female (animal)

Adjective

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ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ (shime)

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) female

References

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