Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) measure, extent
(Fr) mesure, degré
(De) Maß, Grad
Bibliography: CD 600b?; KoptHWb 334?; DELC 274a?; ChLCS 82b?
Descended from Demotic šw, Hieroglyphic Egyptian šꜣ.w weight; worth; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲧⲙⲣϩⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϥⲧⲙⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛϭⲓⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧⲁⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϥ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲉϥⲉϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲁⲧ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲡϣⲁⲩ ⲛⲧⲉϭⲣⲏϭⲉ ⲛⲙⲡⲁⲣⲑⲉⲛⲟⲥ And if any one deceive a virgin that is not betrothed, and lie with her, he shall surely endow her for a wife to himself. 02_Exodus_22 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.exod.coptot:22)
  • ⲁⲓϥⲓ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲕ · ⲛⲙⲙⲁⲓ ⲛⲁⲡϣⲁⲩ ⲛϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ · ⲉⲧⲣⲁⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ · ϣⲁⲡⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲛⲁⲧⲟϣⲧ ⲉⲣⲟϥ · and I took a few bread cakes with me, sufficient for the four days' journey, so that I might eat of them until I arrived at the place which God should appoint for me. Life of Onnophrius part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.onnophrius.budge:9-16)
  • ⲁϥⲉⲡⲓⲑⲩⲙⲉⲓ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ · ⲁϥϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲩ · he shall feel desire, bu.t shall be able to resist it (?) ; The Asceticon of Apa Ephrem part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:psephrem.asceticon.budge:24-55)

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