ⲣⲉⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲗⲉⲛ (len) — Fayyumic
ⲣⲓⲛ (rin) — Sahidic
ⲣⲁⲛ (ran) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Old Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic rn, from Egyptian rn,

Noun

ⲣⲉⲛ • (ren) m (plural ⲣⲉⲛ (ren))

(Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) name

Derived terms

ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲣⲉⲛ (remnren)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 297–298
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN

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