ⲃⲏⲥⲁ

Coptic
Bes at the temple of Isis in Pompeii

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).

Proper noun

ⲡⲓⲂⲏⲥⲁ • (piBēsa) m

  1. Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth

Proper noun

ⲃⲏⲥⲁ • (bēsa) m

  1. A male given name

Descendants
  • → Arabic: وِيصَا‎ (wīṣā)، فَاصَا‎ (fāṣā)
  • → Ancient Greek: Βῆς (Bês), Βησις (Bēsis), Βησᾶς (Bēsâs)
    • → Latin: Besas
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