ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ϭⲃⲓⲣ (cbir) – Akhmimic
- ⲕⲃⲓⲣ (kbir) – Dialect P
- ϭⲃⲟⲩⲣ (cbour) – Lycopolitan
Etymology
From Demotic gbyr (“left”).
Noun
ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ • (hbour) f
- (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite) left hand
- (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite) the left
Synonyms
- ϫⲁϭⲏ (čacē) (Bohairic)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 656
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Kasser, Rodolophe (1991), “Dialect P (or Proto-Theban)”, in Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor, The Coptic Encyclopedia, volume 8, New York: Macmillan, →ISBN