ⲱⲛⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲱⲛⲓ (ōni) — Fayyumic, Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic jny, from Egyptian (jnr, “stone”).

Noun

ⲱⲛⲉ • (ōne) m or f (plural ⲱⲛⲉ (ōne), nominal form (S) ⲉⲛⲉ- (ene-) or (F) ⲁⲛⲁ- (ana-))

1. (Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) stone

Derived terms

• ⲱⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲉ (ōne mme, “precious stone, pearl”)
• ⲙⲁ ⲛⲱⲛⲉ (ma nōne, “stony place”)
• ϩⲓⲱⲛⲉ (hiōne, “throw stone”)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 524
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN