ϩⲏⲃⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ϧⲏⲃⲥ (xēbs) — Bohairic
ϩⲉⲃⲥ (hebs) — Sahidic
ϩⲃⲥ (hbs) — Sahidic
ⳉⲏⲃⲥ (xēbs) — Akhmimic
ϩⲏⲃⲉⲥ (hēbes) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ẖbs (“lamp”), from Egyptian
(ḫbs, “wick, lamp”).

Noun

ϩⲏⲃⲥ • (hēbs) m

(Sahidic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) lamp

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 275
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 658

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