ⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲏⲛⲉ (sēne), ⲥⲉⲛⲏ (senē), ⲥⲉⲛⲉ (sene) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian snyt (“cabin”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /sæj.ni/ (Late Bohairic)

Noun

ⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ • (sēini) f

Descendants

→ Arabic: شُونَة (šūna)

References

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 343b

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