ⲃⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲱ (bō)

Etymology

From Demotic b (/⁠*βoːʔ⁠/, “bush”), from Egyptian (bꜣt, “bush, especially Cyperus papyrus”).

Noun

ⲃⲟⲩ • (bou) f

1. (Akhmimic) bush
2. (Akhmimic) tree

   Synonym: ϣⲏⲛ (šēn)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20