ⲥⲏⲃ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic sbj (“enemy”), from Egyptian (sbj, “rebel”).

Noun

ⲥⲏⲃ • (sēb) m

1. (Old Coptic) enemy

References

• Westendorf, Wolfhart (1965–1977) Koptisches Handwörterbuch, first edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, →ISBN, page 536
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 146