Akhmimic

noun

Akh·​mim·​ic

variants or less commonly Achmimic

äk-ˈmi-mik

plural -s

: an Upper Egyptian dialect of Coptic

Word History

Etymology

Arabic Aḥmīm (of Hamitic origin; akin to Coptic Shmīm Akhmimic, Egyptian ḫnty-mn) + English -ic

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

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