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Form

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Form ID

POS

Attestation

ϫⲱⲛⲧ

CF16561

Vb.

Scriptorium tag: V

1.	(En)	try, test, attempt
	(Fr)	essayer, éprouver
	(De)	versuchen, prüfen, probieren
	Bibliography: CD 775ab ?; CED 316?; KoptHWb 426?; ChLCS 102b?
2.	(En)	begin
	(Fr)	commencer
	(De)	beginnen, anfangen
	Bibliography: CD 775ab ?; CED 316?; KoptHWb 426?; ChLCS 102b?

Descended from Demotic ḏnt, Hieroglyphic Egyptian NA to try, test; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]

Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)

Sahidic:

ϩⲛⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ Begin to put thy terror and thy fear on the face of all the nations under heaven, who shall be troubled when they have heard thy name, and shall be in anguish before thee. 05_Deuteronomy_2 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.deut.coptot:2)
ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲙϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ . Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. 60_1 Peter_4 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1pet.sahidica:4)
ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲛⲉ ⲙⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲁⲧⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲧⲁⲓϫⲟⲛⲧ ⲉϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲁϥ ⲙⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲣϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲧⲣⲉ ⲟⲩϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲣⲟ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲏⲓ ⲧⲏⲣϥ ⲙⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲡⲉⲕϩⲙϩⲁⲗ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ ⲛϯⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲁⲛ ⲉϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲉⲓⲙⲓⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϫⲓⲛⲟⲩⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ϣⲁⲟⲩⲛⲟϭ Have I begun to-day to enquire of God for him? By no means: let not the king bring a charge against his servant, and against thee whole of my father's house; for thy servant knew not in all these matters anything great or small. 09_I Samuel_22 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.1sam.coptot:22)

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See also:

ϫⲱⲛⲧ	–	trial
ⲁⲧϭⲱⲛⲧ	–	untried, untempted
ϫⲟⲛⲧⲥ	–	trial
ϫⲛⲓⲧ	–	trial
ϫⲓϫⲛⲓⲧ	–	try
ϫⲓϫⲛⲓⲧ (ⲛⲥⲁ-)	–	find out, spy out
ϫⲓ-ϫⲛⲓⲧ	–	trial

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TLA lemma no. C7251ϫⲱⲛⲧ

TLA lemma no. C7251
ϫⲱⲛⲧ