ⲟⲃϩⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲟⲃϩ (obh) — Sahidic
• ⲁⲃϩⲉ (abhe) — Akhmimic
• ⲁⲃⲁϩ (abah), ⲁⲃϩ (abh) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian jbḥ, with an irregular change in gender.

Noun

ⲟⲃϩⲉ • (obhe) f (plural ⲟⲃϩⲉ (obhe))

1. (Sahidic) tooth

   Synonym: ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ (načhe)

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