ⲛⲏⲃ

Coptic

Etymology
The god Osiris, lord of the dead

From Demotic nb (“lord”), from Egyptian nb (“lord”),

Noun

ⲛⲏⲃ (nēb)

  1. (Bohairic, Old Coptic) lord
  2. (Bohairic) owner, master
  3. (Bohairic) mister
  4. (Bohairic) mistress, lady

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