ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ

Coptic

A cotton field in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲟⲩⲧⲱⲛ (koutōn) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Arabic قطن (quṭun, “cotton”).

Noun

ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ • (kontion) m

1. (Bohairic) cotton

References

• Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 122