ⲧⲱⲃⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲧⲱⲱⲃⲉ (tōōbe) — Sahidic
• ⲧⲱⲃⲓ (tōbi) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic ⁠⁠ (tb), from Egyptian (ḏbt, “brick, block, ingot”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoːβə/

Noun

ⲧⲱⲃⲉ • (tōbe) ?

1. (Sahidic) brick, adobe

Descendants

• → Arabic: طُوب (ṭūb)
  • Egyptian Arabic: طوب (ṭūb), طوبة (ṭūba)
  • Juba Arabic: tub
  • Moroccan Arabic: طوب (ṭūb), طوبة (ṭūba)
  • → Amharic: ጡብ (ṭub), እጡብ (ʾəṭub)
  • → Catalan: tova
  • → French: toub
  • → Portuguese: adobe
  • → Spanish: adobe
    • → Aragonese: adoba
    • → Asturian: adobe
    • → Basque: adobe
    • → Dutch: adobe
    • → English: adobe
    • → Esperanto: adobo
    • → French: adobe
    • → Galician: adobe
    • → Irish: adóib
    • → Italian: adobe
    • → Norwegian: adobe
    • → Serbo-Croatian: adobe / адобе
    • → Tagalog: adobe