قونة

Egyptian Arabic

Alternative forms
  • إِقَونَة (ʔiqūna), إِيقُونَة (ʔīqūna)

Etymology

From Classical Syriac ܐܺܝܩܽܘܢܳܐ (ʾīqūnā), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).

Noun

قونة • (qūna) f (plural قُوَن (quwan))

  1. (amongst Coptic Christians) icon

References
  • Graf, Georg (1929) “Verzeichnis arabischer kirchlicher Termini”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete‎ (in German), volume 7, page 234
  • Graf, Georg (1933–1934) “Verzeichnis arabischer kirchlicher Termini”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete‎ (in German), volume 9, page 240
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