ⲥⲱⲛⲉ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni) – Bohairic, Fayyumic
Etymology
Inherited from Demotic snt, from Egyptian
(snt).
Noun
ⲥⲱⲛⲉ • (sōne) f (plural ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne))
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) sister
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) (female) cousin
- (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) wife
Coordinate terms
- ⲥⲟⲛ (son) (Bohairic, Sahidic), ⲥⲁⲛ (san) (Akhmimic, Fayyumic)
References
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 154
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 343a