ⲛⲟⲃⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲟⲃⲉ (nobe) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲁⲃⲉ (nabe) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan (L4, L5)
• ⲛⲁⲃⲓ (nabi) — Fayyumic, Lycopolitan (L6)
• ⲛⲁϥⲓ (nafi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (nby), ⁠⁠⁠ (nbe.t, “damage, sin”), from Egyptian (nb, “damage, sin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɔvi/

Noun

ⲛⲟⲃⲓ • (nobi) m (plural ⲛⲟⲃⲓ (nobi))

1. (Bohairic) sin, transgression

Derived terms

• ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ (ernobi)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 222
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 106