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ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ

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Coptic

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Etymology

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From Demotic ꜥršn (“lentil”), from Late Egyptian
aA
Y1		 Z4
r		 SAAn
A		 N33C
Z2
(ꜥršn, “lentil”).

Borrowed from a Semitic language. Compare Hebrew עֲדָשִים (ʿădāšīm, “lentils”), and Arabic عَدَس (ʕadas, “lentils”).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ • (aršin) m (plural ⲁⲣϣⲓⲛ (aršin))

  1. (Bohairic, Sahidic) lentil

References

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  1. ^ Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 12
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