ⲥⲱⲛⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic snt, from Egyptian (snt).

Noun

ⲥⲱⲛⲉ • (sōne) f (plural ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne))

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) sister
2. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) (female) cousin
3. (Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) wife

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^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 343a