Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) barren female
(Fr) femme stérile
(De) unfruchtbare Frau
ref: στεῖρα Bibliography: CD 26b-27a?; CED 19?; KoptHWb 19, 492?; DELC 18?; ChLCS 6b?
semitisches Lehnwort
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Sahidic:
  • ⲡⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ · this man had a wife who was barren, Encomium on Victor part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:1-31)
  • ⲉϣϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲙⲛϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲁⲓⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲩⲱϣ ⲡⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ⲉⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉⲩⲧⲱⲃϩ · ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲩⲡⲁⲣⲁⲕⲁⲗⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲧⲣⲉⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ · given that these women and others of the ancient holy women called out to the Lord, praying and beseeching that they not be barren women, Abraham Our Father: YA 525-30 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.abraham.monbya:10-18)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲕⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲉⲕⲥⲙⲁⲙⲁⲁⲧ ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲙⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϣⲏⲣⲉ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲧⲁⲧϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕⲧⲃⲛⲟⲟⲩⲉ Thou shalt be blessed beyond all nations; there shall not be among you an impotent or barren one, or among thy cattle. 05_Deuteronomy_7 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.deut.coptot:7)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϥⲧⲱⲃϩ ⲙⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲇⲉ ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲃⲟⲕⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲣⲉⲃⲉⲕⲕⲁ ⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ And Isaac prayed the Lord concerning Rebecca his wife, because she was barren; and the Lord heard him, and his wife Rebecca conceived in her womb. 01_Genesis_25 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.gen.bohairic_ed:25)
  • ⲥⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ⲅⲁⲣ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟϥ ⲙⲙⲟ ϯⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲫⲱϫⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲱϣ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥϯⲛⲁⲕϩⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲁϣⲉ ⲛⲓϣⲏ ⲣⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϯϣⲁϥⲏ ⲙⲁⲗⲗⲟⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲑⲏ ⲉⲧⲉⲟⲩⲟⲛⲧⲁⲥ ⲙⲡⲓϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ . For it is written, 'Rejoice, you barren who don't bear. Break forth and shout, you that don't travail. For more are the children of the desolate than of her who has a husband.' 09_Galathians_04 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.gal.bohairic:04)
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲥⲁⲣⲁ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲁⲧϭⲣⲏⲛ ⲧⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲥϫⲫⲉ ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ And Sara was barren, and did not bear children. 01_Genesis_11 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.gen.bohairic_ed:11)

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See also:
Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C313 (ⲁϭⲣⲏⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C313 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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