Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) porter, doorkeeper
(Fr) portier, gardien de la porte
(De) Türhüter
Bibliography: CD 176b?; KoptHWb 96?; ChLCS 26b?
Descended from Demotic mnṱ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian wnw.tj hour-watcher (a priest); see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲙⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲙⲡⲩⲗⲱⲛ ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲥⲩⲛⲏⲑⲓⲁ · And on the following' morning- the porter opened the door of the gateway, according to custom, The Life of John the Kalybites part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.john_kalybites.budge:46-90)
  • ⲡⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲁⲙⲉⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲡϩⲱⲃ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲁϥⲧⲁⲙⲓⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲕⲁⲗⲩⲃⲏ ⲁϥϭⲱ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲥ · ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲇⲁⲡⲁⲛⲏ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ · ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲉϥⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ · And the doorkeeper was not indifferent about the matter, but he prepared a small hut for him, and he remained therein, and his father sent to him his food daily from his table. The Life of John the Kalybites part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.john_kalybites.budge:46-90)
  • ⲁⲛⲉⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲁϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲟⲩⲧⲛ ⲙⲛϩⲟⲧⲉ · the gate- keepers opened the door to him with readiness and fear. Mysteries of John the Evangelist part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:misc.mysteries_john.budge:1-12)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C1965 (ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲧ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C1965 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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