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TLA lemma no. C126
ⲁⲛⲁⲓ

Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be pleasing, pleasant, grow better
(Fr) être plaisant, agréable, se perfectionner, embellir
(De) angenehm sein, besser werden
ref: καλὸς εἶναι, εὔελπις εἶναι, βελτίων ποιεῖσθαι, βελτίων γενέσθαι, καλὸν ποιεῖν Bibliography: CD 11a?; CED 8?; KoptHWb 8?; DELC 12?; ChLCS 4b?
Descended from Demotic NA, Hieroglyphic Egyptian ꜥni̯ to be beautiful; to be kind; to be pleasing; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
cf. ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ be good, cf. ⲥϯⲁⲛ perfume
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϯⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲕⲁⲟⲩϣⲓ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁⲛⲱⲛ ⲉϥⲧⲏϣ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲩⲡⲟⲙⲟⲛⲏ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲉϣϭⲙϭⲟⲙ ⲛϫⲱⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · I adjure you, O my brethren, to do none of these things, but make moderation your guide, and set a fixed measure to your patient endurance and to your perseverance, in order that ye may be able to fulfil your lives in the manner which is pleasing unto God, The Asceticon of Apa Ephrem part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:psephrem.asceticon.budge:1-23)
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ ⲇⲉ ϩⲱⲱⲛ ϣⲟⲡⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ · ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ ⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲙⲡⲧⲣⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲟⲛ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲗⲓⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ · In this manner do Thou receive us nnto Thyself, through this fire, as a sacrifice well pleasing unto Thee, and because we make ourselves to be also an offering by fire. History of Eustathius and Theopiste part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.eustathius.budge:31-56)
  • ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲛⲛⲫⲓⲗⲟⲥⲟⲫⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲙⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ · ⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁϣⲉⲅⲕⲱⲙⲓⲁⲍⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲡⲉⲕⲙⲡϣⲁ · ⲱ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲁⲣϩⲓⲥⲧⲁ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲥⲱⲙⲁ · ⲛⲟⲩⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁ · ⲉⲥⲟⲛϩ · ⲉⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲉⲥϣⲏⲡ · ⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ · Who is there among all the philosophers of the world who is able to pronounce on thee an encomium which shall adequately praise thy merits, O thou who didst make of thy body a sacrifice, which was living, and was holy, and was acceptable, and was pleasing unto God? Encomium on Victor part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:32-55)

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Bohairic:
  • ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲕⲉⲭⲁ ϯⲙⲁⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲓⲙⲁⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲕⲉϭⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲁⲕ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲉⲕⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲁϣⲁⲓ Thou shalt by all means let the mother go, but thou shalt take the young to thyself; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest live long. 05_Deuteronomium_22 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.deut.bohairic_ed:22)
  • ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲁⲓⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛⲧⲉⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲡ ⲛϧⲏⲧϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ . ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ . Then the little boy Shenote began to grow in the grace of God which dwelt inside him and bit by bit grew beautiful. Life of Shenoute - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_shenoute.leipoldt_ed:1-26)
  • ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲡⲁⲛⲏⲃ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϩⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲡⲁⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲑⲟ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟⲓ ⲉϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁⲑⲁⲛ ϫⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . And Jeremias said, They shall in no wise deliver thee up. Hear the word of the Lord which I speak to thee; and it shall be better for thee, and thy soul shall live. 24_Ieremias_45 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.bohairic_ed:45)

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