ⲃⲱⲕⲓ

Coptic

Egyptian servants

Etymology

From Egyptian (bꜣkt, “(female) servant”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈβoːkə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈwuka/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈvoki/

Noun

ⲃⲱⲕⲓ • (bōki) f

1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) (female) servant, (female) slave

Coordinate terms

• ⲃⲱⲕ (bōk)

Derived terms

• ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ (alou mbōki)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN