ⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ

Coptic

A granary in Egypt

Alternative forms

• ⲥⲏⲛⲉ (sēne), ⲥⲉⲛⲏ (senē), ⲥⲉⲛⲉ (sene) — Sahidic

Etymology

From Egyptian snyt (“cabin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sæj.ni/ (Late Bohairic)

Noun

ⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ • (sēini) f

1. (Bohairic) granary, bin
2. (Bohairic) hut
3. (Bohairic) heap, collection

Descendants

• → Arabic: شُونَة (šūna)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 343b