ϩⲃⲱⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ϩⲃⲟⲟⲥ (hboos) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϩⲃⲟⲥ (hbos) — Sahidic, Bohairic
• ϩⲃⲁⲥ (hbas) — Fayyumic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Demotic ḥbs (“garment”), from Egyptian (ḥbs, “garment”).

Noun

ϩⲃⲱⲥ • (hbōs) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) robe
2. (Sahidic, Bohairic) clothing, garment

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 276
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 659