ϣⲟⲛϯ

ϣⲟⲛϯ

Coptic

Acacia tree in Sinai, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ (šonte) – Sahidic
• ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ (šante) – Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϣⲁⲛϯ (šanti) – Fayyumic

Etymology

From Demotic šntt, ultimately from Egyptian snḏt.

Noun

ϣⲟⲛϯ • (šonti) f

1. (Bohairic) acacia, thorn tree

Descendants

• → Arabic: سَنْط‎ (sanṭ)

Derived terms

• ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛϯ (pašonti)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 247
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 573a