ϩⲃⲁⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ (hboos) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϩⲃⲱⲥ (hbōs) — Sahidic, Bohairic
• ϩⲃⲟⲥ (hbos) — Sahidic, Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ḥbs (“garment”), from Egyptian (ḥbs, “garment”).

Noun

ϩⲃⲁⲥ • (hbas) m

1. (Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) robe
2. (Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) clothing, garment

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 276
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 659