ⲁϧⲱⲙ

Coptic

Etymology
Imperial eagle in Giza, Egypt

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


Pronunciation

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

Noun

ⲁ̀ϧⲱⲙ (àxōm)

  1. (Bohairic) eagle

Descendants

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