ⲁⲃⲁϩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲃϩ (obh), ⲟⲃϩⲉ (obhe) — Sahidic
• ⲁⲃϩⲉ (abhe) — Akhmimic
• ⲁⲃϩ (abh) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian jbḥ, with an irregular change in gender.

Noun

ⲁⲃⲁϩ • (abah) f (plural ⲁⲃⲁϩ (abah))

1. (Fayyumic) tooth

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 254
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 120