ⲃⲏⲥⲁ
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Coptic
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/81/Fresco_from_the_Temple_of_Isis_in_Pompeii_depicting_the_Egyptian_god_Bes%2C_protector_of_women_and_children%2C_North_wall_of_Sacrarium%2C_Naples_National_Archaeological_Museum_%2814399374958%29.jpg/220px-thumbnail.jpg)
Alternative forms
[edit]- ⲃⲏⲥ (bēs) — Bohairic, Sahidic
Etymology
[edit]From Demotic Bi-s (a god Bes).
Proper noun
[edit]ⲡⲓⲂⲏⲥⲁ • (piBēsa) m
- Bes, an ancient Egyptian god, the protector of households and mothers, children and childbirth
Proper noun
[edit]ⲃⲏⲥⲁ • (bēsa) m
- a male given name