ⲃⲱⲕ

Coptic

Egyptian slaves

Etymology

From Demotic (bk, “servant”), from Egyptian (bꜣk, “servant”).

Noun

ⲃⲱⲕ • (bōk) m

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

Coordinate terms

• ⲃⲱⲕⲓ (bōki)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 21