ⲛⲏⲃ

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Coptic

Etymology

The god Osiris, lord of the dead
From Demotic nb (nb, lord, lady), from a merger of Egyptian
nb
(nb, lord) and Egyptian
nb
t
(nbt, lady).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Bohairic) IPA(key): /neːb/
  • (Late Bohairic) IPA(key): /nab/
  • (Pronunciation reform) IPA(key): /nib/

Noun

ⲛⲏⲃ (nēb? (nominal form ⲛⲉⲃ‐ (neb‐))

  1. (Bohairic, Old Coptic) lord
  2. (Bohairic) owner, master
  3. (Bohairic) mister
  4. (Bohairic) mistress, lady

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