Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be in straits, distress
(Fr) besoin (être dans le), le malheur
(De) in Not sein, aus der Fassung geraten, Schwierigkeiten bereiten
Bibliography: CD 656a?; KoptHWb 353?; DELC 288a?; ChLCS 87b?
cf. ⲉⲓⲣⲉ machen, tun
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲛⲟⲩϩⲃⲁ ⲁⲕⲧⲣⲉⲩⲣϩⲃⲁ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩϭⲓⲛⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩⲡⲗⲁⲛⲁ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩⲇⲣⲟⲙⲟⲥ · and in confusion thou causedst them to be confused in their paths, and they erred [31b] in their course. Pistis Sophia Book 1 Part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pistissophia.1.petermann:13-25)
  • ⲁⲡⲁϩⲏⲧ ⲣϩⲃⲁ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲓ · ⲛⲟⲩⲁⲡⲥ ⲛⲥⲟⲡ ϣⲁⲓⲕⲧⲟⲓ ⲛⲥⲁⲥⲁ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲉⲓⲙⲧⲟⲛ · My heart was in a state of black terror, and although I turned to this side and to that many, many times I could not find rest. Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:1-34)
  • ⲁϥϩⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϥⲏⲣⲡ ⲉⲩⲥⲟⲧⲡ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲣϩⲃⲁ and he found that his wine was exceedingly excellent, and he was disturbed in his mind. Encomium on Victor part 3 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:56-103)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C6444 (ⲣϩⲃⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.cgi?tla=C6444 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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