ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ

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Coptic

A cotton field in Egypt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Arabic قطن (quṭun, cotton).

Noun

ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲓⲟⲛ (kontionm

  1. (Bohairic) cotton

References

  • Kircher, Athanasius (1643) Lingua Aegyptiaca Restituta, Romae: Hermann Scheus apud Ludouicum Grignanum, page 122