ⲃⲱⲕⲓ

Coptic

Egyptian servants

Etymology

From Egyptian

(bꜣkt, “(female) servant”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈβoːkə/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈwuka/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈvoki/

Noun

ⲃⲱⲕⲓ • (bōki) f

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) (female) servant, (female) slave

Coordinate terms

ⲃⲱⲕ (bōk)

Derived terms

ⲁⲗⲟⲩ ⲙⲃⲱⲕⲓ (alou mbōki)

References

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

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