ⲛⲉϩⲱⲛⲓ
Coptic
Etymology
Calque of Arabic زيت حجر (stone oil) which itself is a calque of petroleum. Coined by Zeniya Copts in ca. 1875.
Noun
ⲛⲉϩⲱⲛⲓ • (nehōni) (m)
- (Bohairic) petroleum
References
- Worrell, W.H. (1937) Popular Traditions of the Coptic Language, The University of Chicago Press