ϩⲃⲱⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ (hboos) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
ϩⲃⲟⲥ (hbos) — Sahidic, Bohairic
ϩⲃⲁⲥ (hbas) — Fayyumic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Demotic ḥbs (“garment”), from Egyptian
(ḥbs, “garment”).

Noun

ϩⲃⲱⲥ • (hbōs) m

(Sahidic, Bohairic) robe
(Sahidic, Bohairic) clothing, garment

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 276
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 659

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