ⲥⲟⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Demotic ⁠ (sn), from Egyptian
(sn).

Noun

ⲥⲟⲛ • (son) m (plural (S) ⲥⲛⲏⲩ (snēu) or (B) ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ (snēou) or ⲥⲟⲛ (son), nominal form (S) ⲥⲛ- (sn-) or (S) ⲥⲉⲛ- (sen-))

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Old Coptic) brother
  2. (Sahidic, Bohairic, in the plural) sibling (of unspecified sex), brother or sister
  3. (Sahidic, Bohairic) (male) cousin
  4. (Sahidic, Bohairic) husband
  5. (Sahidic, Bohairic) title applied to monks

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