ⲃⲏⲥ

Coptic

Bes at the temple of Isis in Pompeii

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲏⲥⲁ (bēsa) — Bohairic, Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).

Proper noun

Ⲃⲏⲥ • (Bēs) m

1. Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth

Proper noun

ⲃⲏⲥ • (bēs) m

1. a male given name

Descendants

• → Arabic: وِيصَا (wīṣā)، فَاصَا (fāṣā)
• → Ancient Greek: Βῆς (Bês), Βησις (Bēsis), Βησᾶς (Bēsâs)
  • → Latin: Besas

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN