ⲥⲟⲛⲓ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably with an original meaning of ‘vagrant’, derived from ⲥⲓⲛⲓ (sini, “to pass by”) or its predecessors, Demotic sny and Egyptian


(znj). Vycichl reconstructs an Egyptian predecessor *znw derived from znj.

Noun

ⲥⲟⲛⲓ • (soni) m (plural ⲥⲓⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ (sinōoui) or ⲥⲟⲛⲓ (soni))

  1. (Bohairic) robber, thief

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