Coptic Dictionary Online

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 ⲁⲩϣⲱⲛⲧ ⲛⲟⲩⲕⲗⲟⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲛϣⲟⲛⲧⲉ ⲁⲩⲧⲁⲗⲟ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙ . ⲁⲩⲡⲁϩⲧⲟⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲧⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲩⲥⲱⲃⲉ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲭⲁⲓⲣⲉ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁⲓ . They braided a crown of thorns and put it on his head, and a reed in his right hand; and they kneeled down before him, and mocked him, saying, 'Hail, King of the Jews!' 40_Matthew_27 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:27)
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)
ⲉϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲁϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ ϩⲁⲧⲛⲟⲩϫⲟⲟⲩϥ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧⲣⲃⲏⲓⲛ He lies under trees of every kind, by the papyrus, and reed, and bulrush. 18_Job_40 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.job.coptot:40)

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See also:

TLA lemma no. C1479ⲕⲁϣ