ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ

Coptic

Gérôme - An Arab Caravan outside a Fortified Town, Egypt

Alternative forms

ⲕⲁⲥⲇⲣⲟⲛ (kasdron)
ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲱⲛ (kastrōn)
ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲥ (kastros)
ⲕⲟⲥⲧⲣⲱⲛ (kostrōn)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κάστρον (kástron).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Sahidic) /kaˈstrɔˈn/

Noun

ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (kastron) m, plural ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (kastron)

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) fortress, camp.

Derived terms

ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (pšomt nkastron)

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