ϩⲱⲃⲥ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ḥbs (“cover, clothe”), related to Coptic ϩⲱⲡ (hōp, “cover, hide”).

Verb

ϩⲱⲃⲥ • (hōbs)

  1. (Bohairic) to cover, be covered

Conjugation

Alternative forms

Derived terms

  • ϩⲃⲱⲥ (hbōs)
  • ϭⲓϩⲃⲱⲥ (cihbōs)
  • ϩⲉⲃⲥⲱ (hebsō)

Noun

ϩⲱⲃⲥ • (hōbs) m

  1. (Bohairic) covering, lid, blanket

Alternative forms

  • ϩⲟⲃⲥ (hobs), ϩⲃⲥ (hbs), ϩⲃⲃⲥ (hbbs), ϩⲏⲃⲥ (hēbs), ϩⲁⲡⲥ (haps) – Sahidic
  • ϩⲁⲃⲥ (habs) – Fayyumic

References

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