ⲉⲃⲓⲱ
Coptic
Etymology
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Egyptians gathering honey
From Demotic
(jby, “honey”), from Egyptian
(bjt, “honey, bee”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔəβˈjoːʔ/
Noun
ⲉⲃⲓⲱ • (ebiō) m (nominal form ⲉⲃⲓⲉ- (ebie-))
- (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) honey
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 32
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 52