Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) begin
(Fr) commencer
(De) anfangen, beginnen
Bibliography: CD 542b?; CED 234?; KoptHWb 299?; ChLCS 74b?
Descended from Demotic šꜥ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian šꜣꜥ to begin (something), to start (something); see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ϣⲁ ⲁⲩϩⲱϭⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲧⲃⲉϫⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩϫⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲩϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ When the sun had risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away. Mark Chapter 4 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.sahidica_ed:4)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲛⲁϣⲁ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲁϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲏⲩ ⲉϥⲣⲟⲕϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛ[..]ⲣⲟⲟⲃ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲡⲣⲏ ϩⲓⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲧⲁⲡⲉ ⲛⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲁϥϣⲱⲥⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲟⲟⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉϫⲁϥ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲟⲩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲉⲱⲛϩ : And it came to pass at the rising of the sun, that God commanded a burning east wind; and the sun smote on the head of Jonas, and he fainted, and despaired of his life, and said, It is better for me to die than to live. Jonah Chapter 4 (Sahidic) (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jonah.coptot_ed:4)
  • ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲃⲁⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ . ⲉϣϫⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛ ϣⲁ . If the whole body were an eye, where would the hearing be? If the whole were hearing, where would the smelling be? 1 Corinthians 12 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.sahidica_ed:12)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲉⲣⲥⲁⲗⲡⲓⲍⲓⲛ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓⲛⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲟⲩⲱⲧⲉⲃ ⲛϫⲉⲛⲓⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲃⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ And ye shall sound an alarm, and the camps pitched eastward shall begin to move. 04_Numeri_10 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.num.bohairic_ed:10)
  • ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲉϫⲱⲣϩ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲡⲁϥⲛⲕⲟⲧ ⲉⲡⲧⲏⲣϥ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲡⲓⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ ϣⲁⲓ . Through the night he remained awake until dawn. Life of Shenoute - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_shenoute.leipoldt_ed:1-26)
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛϩⲁⲛⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲙⲫⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲥⲁⲃⲃⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲁⲩⲓ ⲉⲡⲓⲙϩⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲫⲣⲏ ϣⲁⲓ . Very early on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen. Bohairic Gospel of Mark 16 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.bohairic_ed:16)

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See also:
Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C5676 (ϣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C5676 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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