ⲗⲁⲃⲟ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic lby (“bear, lion”), from Late Egyptian rby (“lion”), possibly from earlier rwꜣbw. Ultimately an Egyptian borrowing from Semitic.

Noun

ⲗⲁⲃⲟ • (labo) m

  1. (Bohairic) lion

Synonyms

References

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