ⲛⲉϩⲱⲛⲓ

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Coptic

Etymology

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Particularly: “Calque of Arabic زَيْت حَجَر (zayt ḥajar, stone oil) which itself is a calque of petroleum. Coined by Zeniya Copts ca. 1875.”

Noun

ⲛⲉϩⲱⲛⲓ (nehōnim

  1. (Bohairic) petroleum

References

  • Worrell, W.H. (1937) Popular Traditions of the Coptic Language, The University of Chicago Press