ⲕⲛⲧⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲉ (kente) — Bohairic
• ⲕⲉⲛⲧⲏ (kentē) — Fayyumic

Etymology

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

Noun

ⲕⲛⲧⲉ • (knte) m

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) fig

References

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