ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ
Coptic
Etymology
From Demotic sšn (“lotus”), from Egyptian
(zšn, “lotus flower”).
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Classical Coptic) /ˈʃoːʃən/
- IPA(key): (Pronunciation reform) /ˈʃoʃen/
Noun
ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ • (šōšen) m (plural ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen))
- (Bohairic) lily, waterlily, lotus
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 260
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 608