Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) wise
(Fr) sage, intelligente, sensée
(De) weise, klug, verständig
Bibliography: CD 319a?; KoptHWb 175?; DELC 183?; ChLCS 46a?
Descended from Demotic sbꜣ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian sbꜣ wise; clever; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲙⲡⲣⲕⲱⲛⲥ ⲉⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲁⲣ ⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲃ Forego not a wise and good woman: for her grace is above gold. 71_Sirach_7 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.sir.coptot:7)
  • ⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲩϫⲓⲛⲉϩ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϩⲛⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ . but the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 40_Matthew_25 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:25)
  • ⲁⲩⲟⲩⲱϣⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲙⲙⲏⲧⲛ . ⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲛⲉⲧϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲱⲡ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ . But the wise answered, saying, 'What if there isn't enough for us and you? You go rather to those who sell, and buy for yourselves.' 40_Matthew_25 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:25)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C3331 (ⲥⲁⲃⲏ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C3331 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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