ⲃⲁⲓ

Coptic

Etymology
From Demotic bꜥj (“rib of a palm leaf”), from Late Egyptian

(bꜥj).

Noun

ⲃⲁⲓ (bai) m

  1. (Bohairic) date palm branch

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 20
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