ⲥⲱⲛⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲱⲛⲉ (sōne) — Sahidic, Akhmimic

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic snt, from Egyptian (snt).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˈsoːnə/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˈsuna/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˈsoni/

Noun

ⲥⲱⲛⲓ • (sōni) f (plural ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ (snēou) or ⲥⲛⲏⲩ (snēu) or ⲥⲱⲛⲓ (sōni))

1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) sister

Coordinate terms

• ⲥⲟⲛ (son) (Bohairic, Sahidic), ⲥⲁⲛ (san) (Akhmimic, Fayyumic)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 154
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 343