ⲃⲛⲛⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic bnjt (“date palm”), from Egyptian bnrt.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈβənnə/

Noun

ⲃⲛ̄ⲛⲉ • (bn̄ne) f (plural identical to singular)

1. (Sahidic) date (fruit)
2. (Sahidic) date palm

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN