ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic
A cotton field in Egypt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قطن (quṭun, “cotton”).

Noun

ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ • (kontion) m

  1. (Bohairic) cotton

References
  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 122
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