ⲉⲣϣⲓϣ

Coptic

Chickpeas

Etymology

From *ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣ (*peršiš, “seed of pea”) with ⲡ being taken for definite article. ϣⲓϣ is derived from Latin cicer.

Noun

ⲉⲣϣⲓϣ • (eršiš) m

1. (Bohairic) chickpea

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 59b