ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ

Coptic

19th century copy of a late 7th/early 8th century painting from the Wadi es Sebua temple-church in Lower Nubia.

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ (noubadia) — Bohairic, Sahidic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νοβαδία (Nobadía).

Proper noun

ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ • (nobadia) f

1. Nubia, Nobatia (a region of Egypt, Sudan; a former country in Africa)