nby

Demotic

Etymology
From Egyptian
(nb, “damage, sin”).

Pronunciation

Noun

⁠⁠ m

  1. damage
  2. iniquity, sin

Derived terms
  • nby n ḥwṱ

Descendants
  • Coptic: ⲛⲟⲃⲓ (nobi)

References
  1. Elmar Edel (1961), “Neues Material zur Herkunft der auslautenden Vokale -ⲉ und -ⲓ im Koptischen”, in Zeitschrift für Ägyptische Sprache und Altertumskunde, volume 86, issue 1, DOI:10.1524/zaes.1961.86.1.107
  • Erichsen, Wolja (1954) Demotisches Glossar, Copenhagen: Ejnar Munksgaard, page 214
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