Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) dig
(Fr) creuser
(De) graben
Bibliography: CD 555b-556a?; CED 238?; KoptHWb 308?; DELC 259b?; ChLCS 76a?
Descended from Demotic šqj, Hieroglyphic Egyptian šdi̯ take; take out; remove; offer (gifts); dig; hollow out; save; read (something); recite; nurture; raise; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
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Sahidic:
  • ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲓⲱϩⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲑⲉⲟⲗⲟⲅⲟⲥ · ⲛⲉϥⲟⲩⲉϩⲥⲁϩⲛⲉ ⲛⲁⲩ · ϫⲉϣⲓⲕⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ · Then John the Theologian was commanding them, saying', 'Dig the grave very deep.' Dormition of John MERC.AD in Budge ed. (urn:cts:copticLit:misc.dormition_john.budge)
  • ϫⲉⲡⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲡⲁⲡⲟϩⲉ · ϣⲓⲕⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ · ⲛⲧⲛⲛⲁⲩ ϫⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲁϯ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲟⲛ · “My son Papohe, dig into the ground, and we'll see that God will give us water for the brothers heading to us.” Life of Apa Phib part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.phib.paths_ed:0-10)
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲁ ⲛⲙϩⲁⲁⲩ · ⲉⲡⲁⲟⲩⲁ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲏⲩ ⲁϥϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲛⲛⲉϩⲣϣⲓⲣⲉ · ϫⲉϣⲓⲕⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲛⲁϣⲏⲣⲉ · And when he had arrived at a place in the region wherein were the tombs which were of one of the brethren, he spoke unto the young men, saying, 'My sons, dig a grave in this place Dormition of John MERC.AD in Budge ed. (urn:cts:copticLit:misc.dormition_john.budge)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C5782 (ϣⲓⲕⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C5782 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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