ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic ꜥršn (“lentil”), from Late Egyptian ꜥršn (“lentil”)


Borrowed from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew עֲדָשִים (ʿădāšīm, “lentils”), and Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentils”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔaɾˈʃiːn/

Noun

ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ • (aršin) m (plural ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ (aršin))

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) lentil

References
  1. Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12
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