ⲃⲏⲃ

Coptic

A cave in Farafra oasis, Egypt

Etymology

From Egyptian
(bꜣbꜣ, “hole”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /βeːβ/
IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /βeːb/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /waw/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /vib/

Noun

ⲃⲏⲃ • (bēb) m

(Sahidic, Bohairic) cave, hole

Synonyms

ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ (speleōn)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 28

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