ⲛⲉϩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic nḥḥ (“oil”), from Egyptian

(nḥḥ, “sesame oil”).

Noun

ⲛⲉϩ • (neh) m (plural ⲛⲉϩ (neh))

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) oil

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 116
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 240

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.