ⲕⲃⲓⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϭⲃⲓⲣ (cbir) — Akhmimic
• ϭⲃⲟⲩⲣ (cbour) — Lycopolitan
• ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ (hbour) — Sahidic, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite

Etymology

From Demotic gbyr (“left”).

Noun

ⲕⲃⲓⲣ • (kbir) f

1. (Dialect P) left hand, the left

Synonyms

• ϫⲁϭⲏ (čacē) — Bohairic

References

• Kasser, Rodolophe (1991) “Dialect P (or Proto-Theban)”, in Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor, The Coptic Encyclopedia‎^[1], volume 8, New York: Macmillan, →ISBN