ⲃⲛⲛⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic bnjt (“date palm”), from Egyptian bnrt.

Noun

ⲃⲛⲛⲉ (bnne) f (plural identical to singular)

  1. (Sahidic) date (fruit)
  2. (Sahidic) date palm

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