ϣⲁⲛϯ

Coptic

Acacia tree in Sinai, Egypt

Alternative forms

ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ (šonte) — Sahidic
ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ (šante) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
ϣⲟⲛϯ (šonti) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic šntt, ultimately from Egyptian snḏt.

Noun

ϣⲁⲛϯ • (šanti) f

(Fayyumic) acacia, thorn tree

Derived terms

ⲡⲁϣⲁⲛϯ (pašanti)

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 247
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 573a

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