ⲧⲱⲃⲓ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic tb, from Egyptian (ḏbt, “brick, block, ingot”).

Pronunciation

• (Old Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈtoːβə/
• (Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /ˈdoːβi, ˈdoːwi/

Noun

ⲧⲱⲃⲓ • (tōbi) f

1. (Bohairic) brick, adobe

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲱⲃⲉ (tōbe), ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ (tōōbe) — Sahidic

Etymology 2

From Egyptian (tꜣ-ꜥꜣbt, literally “the offering”); compare Ancient Greek Τῦβι (Tûbi).

Proper noun

ⲧⲱⲃⲓ • (tōbi) m

1. (Bohairic) May.

Synonyms

• ⲙⲁⲓⲟⲥ (maios)

See also

• (Egyptian (Bohairic) calendar months) ⲛⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ (abot); Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Thōout), Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ (Paopi), Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ (Hathōr), Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ (Khoiak), Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (Tōbi), Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ (Mešir), Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ (Paremhat)/Ⲫⲁⲙⲉⲛⲱⲑ (Phamenōth), Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ (Pharmouthi), Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ (Pašons), Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ (Paōni), Ⲉⲡⲏⲡ (Epēp), Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ (Mesōri); ⲡⲓⲔⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲃⲟⲧ (piKouči nabot) ^{(Category: cop:Egyptian calendar months)}

Etymology 3

From Egyptian (ḏbꜥ, “to seal up, to seal, to place a seal upon”).

Verb

ⲧⲱⲃⲓ • (tōbi)

1. (Bohairic) to seal

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲱⲃ (tōb) — Bohairic
• ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ (tōōbe) — Sahidic

References

• Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 211