ⲥⲃⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲃⲱ (sbō) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (sbꜣ.t), from Egyptian (sbꜣyt).

Noun

ⲥⲃⲟⲩ • (sbou) f (plural (A) ⲥⲃⲁⲩⲉ (sbaue) or (L) ⲥⲃⲟⲩⲉⲓⲉ (sboueie))

1. (Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) teaching, doctrine

Derived terms

• ϭⲓⲥⲃⲟⲩ (cisbou)
• ϯⲥⲃⲟⲩ (tisbou)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 147
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 319