Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) trader, merchant
(Fr) commerçant, marchand
(De) Kaufmann
Bibliography: CD 590a-b?; CED 253?-254; KoptHWb 330?; DELC 271b?; ChLCS 81b?-82a
Descended from Demotic šwṱ, Hieroglyphic Egyptian šwy.tj merchant; trader; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲡⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲛⲕⲁϭⲉⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ϣⲁϥϥⲓ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲁϩⲉⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲙ ϫⲉⲉϥⲉϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉⲭⲣⲏⲙⲁ · The merchant loseth not courage, but he endureth even the waves of the sea, and he findeth possessions. On Penitence and Abstinence, part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:johnconst.penitence.budge:1-119)
  • ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲩϫⲉⲣⲉ ϩⲏⲃⲥ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲛⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲉⲩⲟ ⲛⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲉ ϫⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϩⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲣⲉϥⲣⲡⲁϩⲣⲉ ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ⲛϭⲓⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ . The light of a lamp will shine no more at all in you. The voice of the bridegroom and of the bride will be heard no more at all in you; for your merchants were the princes of the earth; for with your sorcery all the nations were deceived. 66_Revelation_18 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.rev.sahidica:18)
  • ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲛϩⲉⲃⲣⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲧⲁϩⲙⲛ ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ ϭⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲏ ⲛϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ϫⲉⲕⲁⲁⲥ ⲉⲛⲉϣⲱⲧ ⲛⲛⲁϩⲣⲛⲡⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲏⲡⲟⲧⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲩⲙⲟⲩ ⲧⲱⲙⲧ ⲉⲣⲟⲛ ⲙⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲧⲃ And they say to him, The God of the Hebrews has called us to him: we will go therefore a three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the Lord our God, lest at any time death or slaughter happen to us. Exodus 5 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:5)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ⲥⲟⲛⲓ ⲛϫⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲓ ϣⲱⲧ ⲉϥⲕⲱϯ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲁⲛⲁⲛⲁⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲉⲩ . 'Again, the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a merchant seeking fine pearls, 01_Matthew_13 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.bohairic:13)
  • ⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲙⲏⲓ ⲧⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲧⲁⲓⲗⲱⲓϫⲓ ⲥⲟϩⲓ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϣⲱⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲛⲁ ⲛⲥⲉⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲁϩϯ . This testimony is true. For this cause, reprove them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith, 17_Titus_01 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.titus.bohairic:01)
  • ⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲭⲁⲗⲭⲏⲇⲱ ⲛⲉ ⲉϣⲟϯ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲧⲟⲩϫⲟⲙ ⲧⲏⲣⲥ ⲁⲩⲫⲱⲣϣ ⲛⲧⲉⲁⲅⲟⲣⲁ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩⲃ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲧⲁϩⲧ . The Carthaginians were thy merchants because of the abundance of all thy strength; they furnished thy market with silver, and gold, and iron, and tin, and lead. 26_Ezechiel_27 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.ezek.bohairic_ed:27)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C6084 (ϣⲱⲧ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C6084 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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