ⲛⲟⲃⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲛⲟⲃⲉ (nobe) — Sahidic
ⲛⲁⲃⲉ (nabe) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan (L4, L5)
ⲛⲁⲃⲓ (nabi) — Fayyumic, Lycopolitan (L6)
ⲛⲁϥⲓ (nafi) — Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (nby), ⁠⁠⁠ (nbe.t, “damage, sin”), from Egyptian
(nb, “damage, sin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈnɔvi/

Noun

ⲛⲟⲃⲓ • (nobi) m (plural ⲛⲟⲃⲓ (nobi))

(Bohairic) sin, transgression

Derived terms

ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ (ernobi)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 222
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 106

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