ⲥⲱⲛⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic snt, from Egyptian

(snt).

Noun

ⲥⲱⲛⲉ • (sōne) f (plural ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne))

(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) sister
(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) (female) cousin
(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) wife

Coordinate terms

ⲥⲟⲛ (son) (Bohairic, Sahidic), ⲥⲁⲛ (san) (Akhmimic, Fayyumic)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 154
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 343a

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