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Form

Dial.

Form ID

POS

Attestation

ⲛⲟⲩⲛ

CF6762

Subst. m.

Scriptorium tag: N

Known entity types:

1.	(En)	abyss (of hell)
	(Fr)	profondeur de l'Enfer, Enfer
	(De)	Unterwelt, Hölle
	Bibliography: CD 226b-227a ?; CED 109?; KoptHWb 124?; DELC 143?; ChLCS 32b?
2.	(En)	depth (of earth, sea)
	(Fr)	abîme, gouffre, profondeur de la mer
	(De)	Abgrund, Tiefe (der Erde, des Meeres)
	Bibliography: CD 226b-227a ?; KoptHWb 124?; DELC 143?; ChLCS 32b?

Descended from Demotic nwn, Hieroglyphic Egyptian nw.w primeval waters; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]

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

Sahidic:

ⲛⲁⲙⲡⲏⲩⲉ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧ · ⲛⲁⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲭⲁⲟⲥ ϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲏⲧⲕ · Those beings who are in the heavens await Me, and those beings who are in the abyss and chaos await thee. Homily on Matthew 20 (urn:cts:copticLit:psathanasius.matthew20.budge:1-56)
ⲉⲓⲥⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ · Behold, the angels of heaven were taken into the abyss (?). Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:1-34)
ⲉⲧⲃⲏⲏⲧϥ ⲛⲧⲁⲡⲕⲁⲧⲁⲕⲗⲩⲥⲙⲟⲥ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲉⲁⲩϣⲟⲩⲟ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ · ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟⲣⲅⲏ ϩⲓϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲉⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲙⲡⲩⲅⲏ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲛ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲃⲣⲃⲣ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϫⲓⲕⲃⲁ · Because of Sin there was a deluge upon the earth, and the cataracts of heaven poured down from heaven the waters of wrath upon the earth, and the fountains of the great deep were opened, and they belched forth the waters of vengeance. On the End of the World and on Temple of Solomon (urn:cts:copticLit:psbasil.temple.budge:1-47)

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TLA lemma no. C2490ⲛⲟⲩⲛ