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Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Classical Syriac ܐܺܝܩܽܘܢܳܐ (ʾīqūnā), from Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn).
Noun
قونة • (qūna) f (plural قُوَن (quwan))
- (amongst Coptic Christians) icon
References
- Graf, Georg (1929) “Verzeichnis arabischer kirchlicher Termini”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 7, page 234
- Graf, Georg (1933–1934) “Verzeichnis arabischer kirchlicher Termini”, in Zeitschrift für Semitistik und verwandte Gebiete (in German), volume 9, page 240