ⲭⲓⲱⲛ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek χιών (khiṓn).

Noun

ⲭⲓⲱⲛ • (khiōn) f

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) snow, ice
    • Life of Pisentius, part 3
      "ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥⲫⲣⲁⲅⲓⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϩⲓⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲙⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛ ϩⲛϩⲏⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲧⲏⲣ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲣⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲃϣ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲭⲓⲱⲛ"
      "Now the holy man made the Sign of the Cross on the outside of the ewe, and it appeared on the body of the lamb in the form of a piece of white wool, which was like unto snow."
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