Coptic

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Etymology

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From Demotic lbš, from Egyptian
rbASAAiiF27Z3A
(rbꜣšꜣy, coat of mail, plural). Probably from a Semitic language. Compare for example Hebrew לָבַשׁ (lāḇaš, to clothe), לְבוּשׁ (ləḇūš, clothing), Classical Syriac ܠܒܫܐ (ləḇāšā, garment), Arabic لَبِسَ (labisa), لِبْس (libs) or even Akkadian 𒇻𒁍𒍑𒌈 (lubuštu, clothing).

Noun

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ⲗⲱⲃϣ (lōbšm (plural ⲗⲱⲃϣ (lōbš))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) crown, coping, battlement

Verb

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ⲗⲱⲃϣ (lōbš)

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, transitive, intransitive) to set a crown upon, adorn

Conjugation

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