ⲣⲉⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲗⲉⲛ (len) — Fayyumic
• ⲣⲓⲛ (rin) — Sahidic
• ⲣⲁⲛ (ran) — Sahidic, Bohairic, Old Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic rn, from Egyptian rn,

Noun

ⲣⲉⲛ • (ren) m (plural ⲣⲉⲛ (ren))

1. (Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic, Old Coptic) name

Derived terms

• ⲣⲉⲙⲛⲣⲉⲛ (remnren)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, pages 297–298
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN