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Form

Dial.

Form ID

POS

Attestation

ⲕⲁϣ

CF4381

Subst. f.

Scriptorium tag: N

1.	(En)	reed
	(Fr)	roseau
	(De)	Schilf
	Bibliography: CD 130ab ?; KoptHWb 72?; ChLCS 20a?

Descended from Demotic qš(e), Hieroglyphic Egyptian gꜣš rush; reed; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]

Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)

Sahidic:

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϣ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ ⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲧⲁϥ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲕⲗϫⲛⲉⲩⲡⲁⲧ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ⲛⲁϥ . They struck his head with a reed, and spat on him, and bowing their knees, did homage to him. 41_Mark_15 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.sahidica:15)
ⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲙⲁϩⲟⲩⲥⲡⲟⲅⲅⲟⲥ ⲛϩⲙϫ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁⲥ ϩⲓϫⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲁϥⲧⲥⲟϥ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉϭⲱ ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉϩⲏⲗⲉⲓⲁⲥ ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲉⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ . One ran, and filling a sponge full of vinegar, put it on a reed, and gave it to him to drink, saying, 'Let him be. Let's see whether Elijah comes to take him down.' Mark Chapter 15 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.sahidica_ed:15)
ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϭⲡϥ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲧⲙⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ . He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory. 40_Matthew_12 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:12)

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See also:

TLA lemma no. C1478ⲕⲁϣ