Coptic Dictionary Online

Form

Dial.

Form ID

POS

Attestation

ⲕⲁϣ

CF4383

Subst. m.

Scriptorium tag: N

1.	(En)	reed
	(Fr)	roseau
	(De)	Schilf
	Bibliography: CD 130ab ?; KoptHWb 72?; ChLCS 20a?

Descended from Demotic qš(e), Hieroglyphic Egyptian gꜣš rush; reed; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]

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

Sahidic:

ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲣⲁⲅⲟⲛⲟⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲓⲏ ϣⲏϣ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϣⲓ ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϣ ϣⲁⲙⲛⲧⲥⲛⲟⲟⲩⲥ ⲛϣⲉ ⲛⲥⲧⲁⲇⲓⲟⲛ ⲛϣⲓⲏ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱϣⲥ ⲙⲛⲡⲉⲥϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲩϣⲏϣ ⲙⲛⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ . The city lies foursquare, and its length is as great as its breadth. He measured the city with the reed, Twelve thousand twelve stadia. Its length, breadth, and height are equal. 66_Revelation_21 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.rev.sahidica:21)
ⲁⲩⲛⲉϫⲡⲁϭⲥⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲉϩⲣⲁϥ ⲁⲩϫⲓ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϣ ⲁⲩⲣⲱϩⲧ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉϫⲛⲧⲉϥⲁⲡⲉ . They spat on him, and took the reed and struck him on the head. 40_Matthew_27 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:27)
ⲟⲩⲕⲁϣ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟϣϥ ⲛϥⲛⲁⲟⲩⲟϭⲡϥ ⲁⲛ . ⲁⲩⲱ ⲟⲩⲥⲟⲗ ⲉϥϩⲧⲙⲧⲱⲙ ⲛϥⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛ . ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓⲛⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲁⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲁϫⲣⲟ . He won't break a bruised reed. He won't quench a smoking flax, until he leads justice to victory. 40_Matthew_12 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:12)

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See also:

TLA lemma no. C1479ⲕⲁϣ