ⲛⲏⲃ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic (nb, “lord, lady”), from a merger of Egyptian
(nb, “lord”) and Egyptian

(nbt, “lady”).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Bohairic) IPA(key): /neːb/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /nab/
  • (Pronunciation reform) IPA(key): /nib/

Noun

ⲛⲏⲃ • (nēb) ? (nominal form ⲛⲉⲃ‐ (neb‐))

  1. (Bohairic, Old Coptic) lord
  2. (Bohairic) owner, master
  3. (Bohairic) mister
  4. (Bohairic) mistress, lady

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN
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