ⲉⲓⲧⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲓⲧⲉⲛ (iten) — Bohairic, Fayyumic, Sahidic
• ⲓⲧⲛ (itn) — Lycopolitan, Sahidic
• ⲓⲧⲛⲉ (itne), ⲧⲛⲏ (tnē) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Demotic jtnw (“ground”), from Egyptian (jtnw, “ground, dirt, floor”).

Noun

ⲉⲓⲧⲛ • (eitn) m

1. (Sahidic) ground, earth, dust, rubbish
2. (Sahidic) ground as bottom, lower part

Derived terms

• ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲧⲛ (epeitn, “to the ground, downwards”)
• ⲙⲡⲉⲓⲧⲛ (mpeitn, “on the ground, below”)
• ⲉⲡⲓⲧⲛ (epitn, “space leading downward, hole”)

References

• TLA lemma no. C1001 (ⲉⲓⲧⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-02).
• Marcion Coptic dictionary