ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic bnpy, from Egyptian bjꜣ n pt (“metal of the heaven”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /βəˈniːpə/

Noun

ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ (benipe) m

  1. (Sahidic, Old Coptic) iron

References
  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 24
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 41
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