ⲉⲑⲃⲉ

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Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲉⲧⲃⲉ- (etbe-) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic r-ḏbꜣ (“because of”), from Egyptian

(r ḏbꜣ, “instead of”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔətʰ.ˈβeʔ/

Preposition

ⲉⲑⲃⲉ • (ethbe)

(Bohairic) for, about, concerning

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 39
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 61

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