ⲃⲱ

Coptic

Cyperus papyrus bushes in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲟⲩ (bou) — Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic b (/⁠*βoːʔ⁠/, “bush”), from Egyptian bꜣt (/⁠*ˈbaːʀat⁠/, “bush, especially Cyperus papyrus”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /woː, βoː/ (Late Bohairic)

Noun

ⲃⲱ • (bō) f

1. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) bush
2. (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) tree

   Synonyms: ϣⲏⲛ (šēn), ϣϣⲏⲛ (ššēn), ϣⲉⲛ (šen), ϣϣⲉⲛ (ššen)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20