ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ

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Coptic

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Etymology

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

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ (aršinm (plural ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ (aršin))

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) lentil

References

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