Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be long, grow
(Fr) devenir long, croître
(De) lang werden, wachsen
Bibliography: CD 549a?; KoptHWb 305?; ChLCS 76a?
Descended from Demotic h̭j, Hieroglyphic Egyptian ḫyi̯ to be high; to mount up; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲩⲏⲗ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲡⲱⲧ ⲁϥⲛⲧϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲟϥ ⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡⲗⲁⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲩⲉ ϣⲓⲏ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲉ And he ran and took him thence, and he set him in the midst of the people; and he was higher than all the people by his shoulders and upwards. 09_I Samuel_10 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.1sam.coptot:10)
  • ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲉⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲟⲩⲉϩⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲏ . 'Which of you, by being anxious, can add one moment to his lifespan? 40_Matthew_6 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:6)
  • ⲛⲓⲙ ⲇⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉϥϥⲓⲣⲟⲟⲩϣ ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲛϭⲟⲙ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉⲩⲉϩⲟⲩⲙⲁϩⲉ ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲓⲏ . Which of you by being anxious can add a cubit to his height? 42_Luke_12 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.luke.sahidica:12)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C5728 (ϣⲓⲏ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C5728 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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