ⲃⲏⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).

Proper noun

Ⲃⲏⲥ • (Bēs) m

  1. Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth

Proper noun

ⲃⲏⲥ • (bēs) m

  1. a male given name

Descendants

  • → Arabic: وِيصَا (wīṣā)، فَاصَا (fāṣā)
  • → Ancient Greek: Βῆς (Bês), Βησις (Bēsis), Βησᾶς (Bēsâs)
    • → Latin: Besas

References

  • Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN
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