ⲁⲙϣⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲁⲙϣⲓ (hamši) — Sahidic
• ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ (hamše) — Bohairic, Sahidic
• ϩⲁⲙϣⲏ (hamšē), ϩⲙϣⲏ (hmšē) — Fayyumic
• ϩⲁⲙⳉⲉ (hamxe) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From ⲁⲙ- (am-, “craftsman”) +‎ ϣⲉ (še, “wood”).

Noun

ⲁⲙϣⲉ • (amše) m (plural ⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ (amšēoui) or ⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (amšēou))

1. (Bohairic) carpenter

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 235, 281
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 546