ⲃⲱ
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Coptic
[edit]Etymology
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From Demotic b (/*βoːʔ/, “bush”), from Egyptian bꜣt (/*ˈbaːʀat/, “bush, especially Cyperus papyrus”)
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ⲃⲱ • (bō) f
- (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) bush
- (Sahidic, Lycopolitan, Bohairic, Fayyumic) tree
References
[edit]- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20