ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϭⲃⲓⲣ (cbir) — Akhmimic
• ⲕⲃⲓⲣ (kbir) — Dialect P
• ϭⲃⲟⲩⲣ (cbour) — Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Demotic gbyr (“left”).

Noun

ϩⲃⲟⲩⲣ • (hbour) f

1. (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite) left hand
2. (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite) the left

Synonyms

• ϫⲁϭⲏ (čacē) (Bohairic)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 656
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Kasser, Rodolophe (1991) “Dialect P (or Proto-Theban)”, in Atiya, Aziz Suryal, editor, The Coptic Encyclopedia‎^[2], volume 8, New York: Macmillan, →ISBN