Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) shave, crop, shear, clip
(Fr) couper, tailler, raser
(De) abschneiden, scheren, stutzen, rasieren
Bibliography: CD 550b-551a?; CED 237?; KoptHWb 303?; DELC 256b?; ChLCS 75b?
Descended from Demotic ḫb(j), Hieroglyphic Egyptian ḫbi̯ to deduct; to reduce; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ϣⲱⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲡⲉ … ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲕⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲅⲉⲛⲉⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲓⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲓ Cut off thine hair, and cast it away, and take up a lamentation on thy lips; for the Lord has reprobated and rejected the generation that does these things. 24_Jeremiah_7 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.coptot:7)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲉⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϯⲧⲁⲣⲕⲟ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲙⲟⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲛⲉϣⲗⲏⲗ ⲙⲡⲙⲟⲛⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲉⲕⲉϣⲃϫⲱⲓ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ · ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ϫⲉⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲟⲕϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉⲧⲙⲛⲧⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲭⲏⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲕⲟⲛ · And John said unto him, 'I adjure thee, O my holy father, by the Holy and Consubstantial Trinity, and by the prayers of the monastery, that thou shave my head this day, and especially, as God knoweth, my heart burneth with desire for the life of the monk, and for the garb of the angels.' The Life of John the Kalybites part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.john_kalybites.budge:1-45)
  • ⲉϣϫⲉⲥⲛⲁϩⲃⲥϫⲱⲥ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲁⲛ ⲛϭⲓⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲃϫⲱⲥ . ⲉϣϫⲉⲟⲩϣⲗⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲡⲉ ϣⲃϫⲱⲥ ⲏ ϩⲉⲕⲉϫⲱⲥ . ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϩⲃⲥϫⲱⲥ . For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. 46_1 Corinthians_11 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.sahidica:11)

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