ⲉⲣϣⲓϣ
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Coptic
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Etymology
[edit]From *ⲡⲉⲣϣⲓϣ (*peršiš, “seed of pea”) with ⲡ being taken for definite article. ϣⲓϣ is derived from Latin cicer.
Noun
[edit]ⲉⲣϣⲓϣ • (eršiš) m
References
[edit]- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 38
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 59b