ⲃⲏⲛⲓ

Coptic

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲛⲛⲉ (bnne) — Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
• ⲃⲏⲛⲛⲓ (bēnni) — Fayyumic
• ⲃⲉⲛⲓ (beni) — Bohairic

Noun

ⲃⲏⲛⲓ • (bēni) f

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

Etymology 2

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

Alternative forms

• ⲃⲉⲛⲓ (beni) — Bohairic
• ⲃⲏⲛⲉ (bēne), ⲃⲏⲛⲛⲉ (bēnne) — Sahidic

Noun

ⲃⲏⲛⲓ • (bēni) m or f

1. (Bohairic, Fayyumic) 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