ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ

Coptic

Gérôme - An Arab Caravan outside a Fortified Town, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲁⲥⲇⲣⲟⲛ (kasdron)
• ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲱⲛ (kastrōn)
• ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲥ (kastros)
• ⲕⲟⲥⲧⲣⲱⲛ (kostrōn)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάστρον (kástron), from Latin castrum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /kaˈstrɔˈn/

Noun

ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (kastron) m (plural ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (kastron))

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) fortress, camp.

Derived terms

• ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (pšomt nkastron)