ⲃⲟⲩϩⲱⲗ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲃⲉⲗϩⲱⲗ (belhōl), ⲃⲉⲣϩⲱⲗ (berhōl) – Bohairic
- ⲃⲉϩⲱⲗ (behōl) – Sahidic
Etymology
Ultimately from Proto-Semitic *baḥal (“date”). Compare Arabic بَلَح (balaḥ).
Noun
ⲃⲟⲩϩⲱⲗ • (bouhōl) f (plural not attested)
- (Fayyumic) date palm
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 48a
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 30