ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (kontion) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Arabic قطن (quṭun, “cotton”).

Noun

ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ • (koutōn) m

(Sahidic) cotton

References

Vycichl, Werner (1983) Dictionnaire Étymologique de la Langue Copte, Leuven: Peeters, →ISBN, page 90

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