ⲥⲱⲛⲧ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic snṯ (to found; create), from Egyptian

(snṯ, to found; create).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲥⲱⲛⲧ • (sōntm

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) creation
  2. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic) the world, the universe
    Synonym: ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ (kosmos)

Verb

ⲥⲱⲛⲧ • (sōnt) (nominal state (S, B) ⲥⲉⲛⲧ-, (S) ⲥⲛⲧ-, pronominal state (S, B) ⲥⲟⲛⲧ⸗, (S) ⲥⲟⲟⲛⲧ⸗, (A) ⲥⲁⲛⲧ⸗, stative (S) ⲥⲟⲛⲧ) (Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic)

  1. (transitive) to create, to found
  2. (intransitive) to be created
Conjugation

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ⲥⲱⲛⲧ • (sōnt) (stative (S) ⲥⲟⲛⲧ, (A) ⲥⲁⲛⲧ)

  1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) (intransitive) to look

Etymology 3

From Demotic snṯ (custom, habit), from Egyptian
(snṯ, custom).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲥⲱⲛⲧ • (sōntm

  1. (Sahidic, Bohairic, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) custom

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