Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) devastation, destruction
(Fr) dévastation, destruction
(De) Zerstörung, Verwüstung
Bibliography: CD 610a?; CED 261?; KoptHWb 339?; ChLCS 83b?
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Sahidic:
  • ⲉϣⲱⲡⲉ ϣⲁⲕⲙⲟⲩ · ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲛϣⲟⲣⲡ ϫⲉⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲉⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ ⲉⲧⲛⲧⲁϫⲣⲏⲩ ⲉϫⲱϥ ϩⲉ ⲁⲡϣⲱϥ ⲙⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲥⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ If thou art going to die it is better that I should die first, for if the pillar whereon we are all firmly established shall fall, the destruction of the mountain of Tsentei will draw nigh. Life of Pisentius part 3 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.pisentius.budge:58-84)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲡⲙⲁⲓⲛ ⲙⲡⲕⲱϩⲧ ⲁϥⲁⲣⲭⲉⲓ ⲛϫⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲡⲉϩⲟⲩⲟ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓϫⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲧⲩⲗⲟⲥ ⲛⲕⲁⲡⲛⲟⲥ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲃⲉⲛⲓⲁⲙⲓⲛ ⲁⲩϭⲱϣⲧ ⲉⲡⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲉⲓⲥ ϣⲱϥ ⲛⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲉϩⲣⲁⲓ ϣⲁⲧⲡⲉ And the signal went up increasingly over the city as a pillar of smoke; and Benjamin looked behind him, and behold the destruction of the city went up to heaven. 07_Judges_20 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.judg.coptot:20)
  • ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲧϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲕⲱⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ . ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ϩⲓⲙⲉ ϫⲉⲁⲡⲉⲥϣⲱϥ ϩⲱⲛ ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛ . 'But when you see Jerusalem surrounded by armies, then know that its desolation is at hand. 42_Luke_21 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.luke.sahidica:21)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C6190 (ϣⲱϥ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C6190 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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