Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) wise person
(Fr) personne sage
(De) weiser Mensch
Bibliography: CD 319a?; KoptHWb 175?; DELC 183?; ChLCS 46a?
Descended from Demotic NA, Hieroglyphic Egyptian sbꜣ.w teacher; instructor; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ ⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲣⲱϥ ⲛⲥⲟⲗⲟⲙⲱⲛ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϫⲟⲟϥ · ϫⲉϣⲁⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲛⲁⲣⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ϣⲁⲥϣⲣϣⲱⲣϥ ⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ · Rightly therefore did God put the following proverb in the mouth of Solomon and make him say, 'The wise among women build up houses, but the worker of folly destroyeth it with her hands.' On the End of the World and on Temple of Solomon (urn:cts:copticLit:psbasil.temple.budge:1-47)
  • ⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲉⲧⲛⲟⲉⲓ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧⲥ ⲁⲩⲣⲟⲩⲱ ⲛⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲱⲱⲥ ⲁⲥⲕⲧⲉⲛⲉⲥϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ Her wise ladies answered her, and she returned answers to herself, saying, 07_Judges_5 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.judg.coptot:5)
  • ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲣϣⲱⲣϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands. 20_Proverbs_14 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:14)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C3328 (ⲥⲁⲃⲏ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C3328 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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