ⲃⲏⲥ
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Coptic[edit]
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Alternative forms[edit]
- ⲃⲏⲥⲁ (bēsa) — Bohairic, Sahidic
Etymology[edit]
From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).
Proper noun[edit]
Ⲃⲏⲥ • (Bēs) m
- Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth
Proper noun[edit]
ⲃⲏⲥ • (bēs) m
- a male given name
Descendants[edit]
- → Arabic: وِيصَا (wīṣā)، فَاصَا (fāṣā)
- → Ancient Greek: Βῆς (Bês), Βησις (Bēsis), Βησᾶς (Bēsâs)
- → Latin: Besas
References[edit]
- Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN