ⲃⲉⲛⲓ

Coptic

Date palm trees in Egypt

Etymology 1

From Demotic bnjt (“date”), from Egyptian (bnr, “date”).

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲛⲛⲉ (bnne) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ⲃⲏⲛⲓ (bēni), ⲃⲏⲛⲛⲓ (bēnni) — Fayyumic

Noun

ⲃⲉⲛⲓ • (beni) f

1. (Bohairic) date palm tree
2. (Bohairic) date

Etymology 2

From Demotic bny (“swallow”), from Egyptian (mnt, “swallow”).

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲏⲛⲓ (bēni) — Bohairic, Fayyumic
• ⲃⲏⲛⲉ (bēne), ⲃⲏⲛⲛⲉ (bēnne) — Sahidic

Noun

ⲃⲉⲛⲓ • (beni) m or f

1. (Bohairic) swallow

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 40
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 24