ϣⲁⲛϯ

Coptic

Acacia tree in Sinai, Egypt

Alternative forms

• ϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ (šonte) — Sahidic
• ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ (šante) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ϣⲟⲛϯ (šonti) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Demotic šntt, ultimately from Egyptian snḏt.

Noun

ϣⲁⲛϯ • (šanti) f

1. (Fayyumic) acacia, thorn tree

Derived terms

• ⲡⲁϣⲁⲛϯ (pašanti)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 247
• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 573a