Coptic

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Egyptian
sbT109
(sbj, to circumcise), attested only once in the infinitive and sometimes suggested to be equivalent to
sabT30
(sꜥb, to saw off, to circumcise (people), to castrate (bulls)) or
sabF17
(sꜥb, to purify, to cleanse), although Vycichl rejects such equivalences.

Verb

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ⲥⲉⲃⲓ (sebi)

  1. (transitive, Bohairic) to circumcise

Conjugation

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