ⲁⲗⲟϭ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Thigh offering

ⲁⲗⲟϫ (aloj) – Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜣlg (“thigh”), from Late Egyptian ꜥrq (“leg joint^?”), from Egyptian ꜥrq (“to bend”), whence also Coptic ⲱⲗⲕ (ōlk).

Noun

ⲁⲗⲟϭ (aloc) m

(Sahidic) thigh

References

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

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