ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ

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Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ⲗⲁ- (la-, (one) possessed with, endued with) +‎ ⲃⲟⲧⲉ (bote, hateful thing, anathema, abomination).

Noun

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ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ (labote) (m)

  1. (Sahidic, derogatory) sodomite

References

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  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 45
  • TLA lemma no. C561 (ⲗⲁⲃⲟϯ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]