Coptic edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Demotic bne itself from Proto-Semitic *ban- (son). Compare اِبْن (ibn).

Proper noun edit

ⲃⲁⲛⲉ (banem

  1. (Sahidic) a male given name from Egyptian

Descendants edit

  • Arabic: فَانَا (fānā)
  • Ancient Greek: Βανος (Banos)

References edit

  • Trismegistos
  • Carsten Peust. Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten, Göttingen 2010. p.39