ⲗⲁⲃⲟ
Coptic
Etymology
Two lions, symbolizing yesterday and tomorrow.
From Demotic lby (“bear, lion”), from Late Egyptian rby (“lion”), possibly from earlier rwꜣbw. Ultimately an Egyptian borrowing from Semitic.
Noun
ⲗⲁⲃⲟ (labo) m
- (Bohairic) lion
Synonyms
- ⲙⲟⲩⲓ (moui), ⲙⲟⲩⲉⲓ (mouei)
- ⲃⲉⲗⲑⲱⲛ (belthōn)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN