ⲛⲏⲃ
Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic (nb, “lord, lady”), from a merger of Egyptian
(nb, “lord”) and Egyptian
(nbt, “lady”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Bohairic) IPA(key): /neːb/
- (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /nab/
- (Pronunciaton reform) IPA(key): /nib/
Noun
ⲛⲏⲃ • (nēb) ? (nominal form ⲛⲉⲃ‐ (neb‐))
- (Bohairic, Old Coptic) lord
- (Bohairic) owner, master
- (Bohairic) mister
- (Bohairic) mistress, lady
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN