ⲃⲟⲩ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲃⲱ
(
bō
)
Etymology
From
Demotic
b
(
/*βoːʔ/
,
“
bush
”
)
, from
Egyptian
(
bꜣt
,
“
bush, especially
Cyperus papyrus
”
)
.
Noun
ⲃⲟⲩ
• (
bou
)
f
(
Akhmimic
)
bush
(
Akhmimic
)
tree
Synonym:
ϣⲏⲛ
(
šēn
)
References
Černý, Jaroslav
(
1976
)
Coptic Etymological Dictionary
, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,
→ISBN
,
page
20