ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ (koutōn) – Sahidic
Etymology
From Arabic قطن (quṭun, “cotton”).
Noun
ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ • (kontion) m
- (Bohairic) cotton
References
- Kircher, Athanasius, Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, 1643, page 122