Egyptian
Etymology
From sbꜣ (“to teach”).
Pronunciation
Noun
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- instruction, teaching [since Middle Kingdom literature]
Alternative hieroglyphic writings of sbꜣyt
Descendants
- Demotic Egyptian: (sbꜣ.t)
- Akhmimic Coptic: ⲥⲃⲟⲩ (sbou)
- Bohairic Coptic: ⲥⲃⲱ (sbō)
- Fayyumic Coptic: ⲥⲃⲱ (sbō)
- Lycopolitan Coptic: ⲥⲃⲱ (sbō), ⲥⲃⲟⲩ (sbou)
- Sahidic Coptic: ⲥⲃⲱ (sbō)
References
- James P[eter] Allen (2010), Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, pages 262–263.