ⲡⲟⲛ

Coptic

A cup of coffee

Etymology

From Arabic بن (bun, coffee beans, coffee). Coined by Zeniya Copts ca. 1500.

Noun

ⲡⲟⲛ • (pon) m

  1. (Bohairic) coffee

References

  • Worrell, W.H. (1937) Popular Traditions of the Coptic Language, The University of Chicago Press
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