ⲃⲁⲥⲛϭ
Coptic
editEtymology
editFrom Persian سنگ (sang, “stone”), influenced by other names of metals in Coptic, compare: ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ (benipe, “iron”) and ⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ (barōt, “brass, bronze”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editⲃⲁⲥⲛϭ • (basnc) m
References
edit- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 27
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 44