ⲫⲓⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Egyptian spiny mouse

Etymology

From Demotic pn, from Egyptian pnw.

p
n		 nwwF27

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʰiːn/

Noun

ⲫⲓⲛ (phin) m

  1. (Bohairic) mouse

References

  • Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 125
  • Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 263
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