ⲃⲏⲧ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic bnjt (“date palm”)

Date palm leaf

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /βɛt/

Noun

ⲃⲏⲧ • (bēt)

1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) palm-leaf

Related terms

• ⲃⲉⲛⲓ (beni, “date-tree”)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 27