ⲃⲱ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic b (/⁠*βoːʔ⁠/, “bush”), from Egyptian

(bꜣt (/⁠*ˈbaːʀat⁠/), “bush, especially Cyperus papyrus”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /woː, βoː/ (Late Bohairic)

Noun

ⲃⲱ • (bō) f

  1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) bush
  2. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) tree
    Synonyms: ϣⲏⲛ (šēn), ϣϣⲏⲛ (ššēn), ϣⲉⲛ (šen), ϣϣⲉⲛ (ššen)

References

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