ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ

Coptic

Etymology
From Demotic sšn (“lotus”), from Egyptian


(zšn, “lotus flower”).

Noun

ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ (šōšen) m (plural ϣⲱϣⲉⲛ)

  1. (Bohairic) lily, waterlily, lotus

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 260
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 608
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