ⲓⲧⲉⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲉⲓⲧⲛ (eitn) — Sahidic
• ⲓⲧⲛⲉ (itne) — Sahidic
• ⲧⲛⲏ (tnē) — Sahidic
• ⲓⲧⲛ (itn) — Sahidic, Lycopolitan

Etymology

From Demotic jtnw (“ground”), from Egyptian (jtnw, “ground, dirt, floor”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ(ʔ)iːtən/

Noun

ⲓⲧⲉⲛ • (iten) m

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) ground, earth, dust, rubbish

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 87b