ⲡⲟⲛ

Coptic

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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