ⲃⲏⲥⲁ
Coptic
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Bes at the temple of Isis in Pompeii
Alternative forms
- ⲃⲏⲥ (bēs) – Bohairic, Sahidic
Etymology
From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).
Proper noun
ⲡⲓⲂⲏⲥⲁ • (piBēsa) m
- Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth
Proper noun
ⲃⲏⲥⲁ • (bēsa) m
- A male given name
Descendants
- → Arabic: وِيصَا (wīṣā)، فَاصَا (fāṣā)
- → Ancient Greek: Βῆς (Bês), Βησις (Bēsis), Βησᾶς (Bēsâs)
- → Latin: Besas