ϩⲃⲁⲥ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ (hboos) – Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
- ϩⲃⲱⲥ (hbōs) – Sahidic, Bohairic
- ϩⲃⲟⲥ (hbos) – Sahidic, Bohairic
Etymology
From Demotic ḥbs (“garment”), from Egyptian
(ḥbs, “garment”).
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Noun
ϩⲃⲁⲥ • (hbas) m
- (Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) robe
- (Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) clothing, garment
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 276
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 659