Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) wise person
(Fr) personne sage
(De) weiser Mensch
Bibliography: CD 319a?; KoptHWb 175?; DELC 183?; ChLCS 46a?
Descended from Demotic NA, Hieroglyphic Egyptian sbꜣ.w teacher; instructor; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲛⲥⲟϭ ⲇⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲁⲩ ⲛⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ϫⲉⲙⲁ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲧⲛⲛⲉϩ . ϫⲉⲛⲉⲛⲗⲁⲙⲡⲁⲥ ⲛⲁϫⲉⲛⲁ . The foolish said to the wise, 'Give us some of your oil, for our lamps are going out.' 40_Matthew_25 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.matt.sahidica:25)
  • ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲛⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲕⲉⲧϩⲉⲛⲏⲓ ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲣⲁⲑⲏⲧ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲁϣⲣϣⲱⲣϥ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥϭⲓϫ Wise women build houses: but a foolish one digs hers down with her hands. 20_Proverbs_14 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.prov.coptot:14)
  • … ⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲓⲟⲙⲉ ⲛⲣⲉϥⲧⲟⲉⲓⲧ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲥⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲏ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲛⲣⲣⲱⲟⲩ Thus saith the Lord, Call ye the mourning women, and let them come; and send to the wise women, and let them utter their voice; 24_Jeremiah_9 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.coptot:9)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C3329 (ⲥⲁⲃⲏ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C3329 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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