ⲃⲁⲥⲛϭ

Coptic

Etymology

From Persian سنگ‎ (sang, “stone”), influenced by other names of metals in Coptic, compare: ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ (benipe, “iron”) and ⲃⲁⲣⲱⲧ (barōt, “brass, bronze”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈβas(ə)nkʲ/

Noun

ⲃⲁⲥⲛϭ (basnc) m

  1. (Sahidic) tin

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 27
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 44
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