ⲥⲱⲛⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic snt, from Egyptian

(snt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈsoːnə/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈsuna/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈsoni/

Noun

ⲥⲱⲛⲓ • (sōni) f (plural ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ (snēou) or ⲥⲛⲏⲩ (snēu) or ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni))

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) sister

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 343

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