ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Camels on the banks of the Nile.

ⲕⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (kamoul) — Sahidic
ϫⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (čamoul) — Bohairic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic gmwl (“camel”), itself borrowed from Semitic; see Proto-West Semitic *gamal-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /kʲaˈmuːl/

Noun

ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ • (camoul) m or f (feminine ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲉ (camaule) or ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲓ (camauli), plural ϭⲁⲙⲁⲩⲗⲉ (camaule) or ϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗⲉ (camoule))

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) camel

Derived terms

ⲫⲟⲓ ⲛϭⲁⲙⲟⲩⲗ (phoi ncamoul)(Camel's Oasis, City in Egypt)

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