ⲉⲣⲃⲓⲛ

Coptic

A Coptic papyrus

Etymology

Likely a Classical Syriac borrowing, compare ܐܲܪܒܵܢܵܐ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /əɾˈβiːn/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /aɾˈwin/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /erˈvin/

Noun

ⲉⲣⲃⲓⲛ • (erbin) m

1. (Bohairic) papyrus

Synonyms

• ϫⲱⲙ (čōm)

Related terms

• ϭⲟⲙϥ (comf)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 57
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 38a