ⲟⲃϩⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲟⲃϩ (obh) – Sahidic
- ⲁⲃϩⲉ (abhe) – Akhmimic
- ⲁⲃⲁϩ (abah), ⲁⲃϩ (abh) – Fayyumic
Etymology
From Egyptian jbḥ, with an irregular change in gender.
Noun
ⲟⲃϩⲉ • (obhe) f (plural ⲟⲃϩⲉ (obhe))
- (Sahidic) tooth
- Synonym: ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ (načhe)
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 254
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 120