ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲏ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ (kente) — Bohairic
• ⲕⲛⲧⲉ (knte) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

From Demotic qnṱ (“fig”), from Egyptian kwnt (“a particular sacred tree”).

Noun

ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲏ • (kentē) m

1. (Fayyumic) fig

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 59