ϣⲉⲃϣⲓ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic sbšy (“shield”), from Egyptian sbḫt (“gate, palace, barrier”), a derivation from sbḫ (“enclose, protect (as shield)”).

Noun

ϣⲉⲃϣⲓ • (šebši) m

1. (Bohairic) shield

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 148