ⲃⲏⲃ

Coptic

A cave in Farafra oasis, Egypt

Etymology

From Egyptian (bꜣbꜣ, “hole”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /βeːβ/
• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /βeːb/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /waw/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /vib/

Noun

ⲃⲏⲃ • (bēb) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) cave, hole

Synonyms

• ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ (speleōn)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 28