ⲃⲱⲕ

Coptic

Egyptian slaves

Etymology

From Demotic bk (“servant”), from Egyptian
bAkA1
 (bꜣk, “servant”).

Noun

ⲃⲱⲕ (bōk) m

  1. (Bohairic) (male) servant, (male) slave

Coordinate terms

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 21
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