ⲃⲱ

Coptic

Etymology
Cyperus papyrus bushes in Egypt

From Demotic b (/*βoːʔ/, “bush”), from Egyptian bꜣt (/*ˈbaːʀat/, “bush, especially Cyperus papyrus”).

Noun

ⲃⲱ (bō) f

  1. (Bohairic) bush
  2. (Bohairic) tree

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20
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