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Form

Dial.

Form ID

POS

Attestation

ⲕⲁϣ

CF4383

Subst. m.

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 ⲡϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲁⲛⲣⲟ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲛⲟⲩⲱⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲥⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲧⲛⲉⲥⲱϥ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲣϯⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁϩⲉ And the chamber was equal in length to the reed, and equal in breadth to the reed; and the porch between the chambers six cubits; and the second chamber equal in breadth to the reed, and equal in length to the reed, and the porch five cubits. Ezekiel 40 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ezek.coptot:40)
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲧϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲛϣⲓ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉϥⲉϣⲓ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲥⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲃⲧ . He who spoke with me had for a measure, a golden reed, to measure the city, its gates, and its walls. 66_Revelation_21 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.rev.sahidica:21)
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϯ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϭⲉⲣⲱⲃ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲅϣⲓ ⲡⲣⲡⲉ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲧⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ ϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛϩⲏⲧϥ . A reed like a rod was given to me. Someone said, 'Rise, and measure God's temple, and the altar, and those who worship in it. 66_Revelation_11 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.rev.sahidica:11)

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See also:

TLA lemma no. C1479ⲕⲁϣ