Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) cave, hole, den, nest
(Fr) caverne, trou, tanière, nid
(De) Höhle, Loch, Nest
ref: μάνδρα, σπήλαιον, νοσσιά, φωλεός Bibliography: CD 28b?; CED 20?; KoptHWb 20, 492?; DELC 25?; ChLCS 7a?
Descended from Demotic NA, Hieroglyphic Egyptian bꜣbꜣ hole; cavern; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲕⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ · ⲉⲕϩⲛⲧⲙⲏⲏⲧⲉ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟ ϩⲛⲑⲃⲃⲓⲟ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲛϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲟⲩⲁ ⲉϥϩⲛⲟⲩⲃⲏⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ · ⲉϥϣⲟⲟⲡ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧϫⲁⲥⲓϩⲏⲧ · For it is very much better for thee to be one among a crowd of a thousand people and to possess a very little humility, than to be a man living in the cave of a hyena in pride. Instructions of Apa Pachomius in MERC.AR in Budge ed. - part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:pachomius.instructions.budge:35-69)
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲡⲉⲥⲩⲛⲑⲓⲟⲥ · ⲣⲟⲩϩⲃⲇⲟⲙⲁⲥ ⲉϥϣⲱⲛⲉ · ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲥⲱϥ · ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ϫⲉⲉϥϩⲙⲡⲃⲏⲃ · Now when the holy man Apa Pisentius had been sick. for a whole week, and the brethren had made no enquiries after him, for they thought he was in a cave, Life of Pisentius part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.pisentius.budge:1-31)
  • ⲙⲏ ⲟⲩⲃⲏⲃ ⲛϩⲟⲉⲓⲧⲉ ⲧⲉ ⲧⲁⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲏ ⲟⲩⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ ⲡⲉⲧⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲱⲟⲩϩ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲉⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲉⲓ ⲉⲧⲣⲉⲩⲟⲩⲟⲙⲥ Is not my inheritance to me a hyaena's cave, or a cave round about her? Go ye, gather together all the wild beasts of the field, and let them come to devour her. 24_Jeremiah_12 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.coptot:12)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϯⲥⲃⲱ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲱⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲥⲥϧⲏⲟⲩⲧ ϫⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲟⲩϯ ⲉⲣⲟϥ ϫⲉⲟⲩⲏⲓ ⲙⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲛⲓⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲇⲉ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲓϥ ⲃⲏⲃ ⲛⲥⲟⲛⲓ . He taught, saying to them, 'Isn't it written, 'My house will be called a house of prayer for all the nations?' Bohairic Gospel of Mark 11 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.mark.bohairic_ed:11)
  • ⲟⲩⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ ⲙⲫⲣⲱϣⲓ ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲁⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉϥⲙⲟⲩⲓ ⲁϥⲱϫϩ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁϥⲙⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉϥⲃⲏⲃ ⲛϫⲟⲣϫⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲗⲉⲙ . The lion seized enough prey for his whelps, and strangled for his young lions, and filled his lair with prey, and his dwelling-place with spoil. 34_Nahum_02 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.nah.bohairic_ed:02)
  • ⲫⲣⲏ ⲁϥϣⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲩⲑⲱⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃⲏⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲡⲉϥϩⲱⲃ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲓⲟⲡⲏ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ The sun arises, and they shall be gathered together, and shall lie down in their dens. 19_Psalmi_103 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.bohairic_ed:103)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C333 (ⲃⲏⲃ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C333 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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