ⲃⲏⲛⲛⲓ
Coptic
Alternative forms
ⲃⲛⲛⲉ
(
bnne
)
—
Sahidic
,
Akhmimic
,
Lycopolitan
ⲃⲏⲛⲓ
(
bēni
)
—
Fayyumic
ⲃⲉⲛⲓ
(
beni
)
—
Bohairic
Etymology
From
Demotic
bnjt
(
“
date
”
)
, from
Egyptian
(
bnr
,
“
date
”
)
.
Noun
ⲃⲏⲛⲛⲓ
• (
bēnni
)
f
(
Fayyumic
)
date palm
tree
(
Fayyumic
)
date
References
Marcion Coptic dictionary