ⲥⲟⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲁⲛ (san) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic sn, from Egyptian (sn).

Noun

ⲥⲟⲛ • (son) m (plural ⲥⲛⲏⲩ or ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ, or identical to singular)

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic) brother

Coordinate terms

• ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne) (Sahidic, Akhmimic), ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni) (Bohairic, Fayyumic)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 154
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 342