Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) vanities, senselessness
(Fr) vanités, futilités
(De) Nichtigkeit(en), Täuschung, Leere
xr. C6152 what is empty, vain xr. C6152 emptiness, naught, vanity ref: μάταια Bibliography: CD 57b?, 63a; CED 37, 40?; KoptHWB 38, 499; DELC 45?; ChLCS 11b?
Descended from Demotic NA, Hieroglyphic Egyptian pr.t mourning; sadness; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲙⲛⲗⲁⲁⲩ ϫⲱ ⲛⲧⲙⲉ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙⲛⲕⲣⲓⲥⲓⲥ ⲙⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲉⲡⲣⲁ ⲉⲩϫⲱ ⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϫⲉⲉⲩⲉⲉⲧ ⲙⲡϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲉⲩϫⲡⲟ ⲛⲙⲡⲉⲧϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ None speaks justly, neither is there true judgment: they trust in vanities, and speak empty words; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity. 23_Isaiah_59 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.isa.coptot:59)
  • ⲉⲡⲉⲓⲇⲏ ⲁⲕϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲇⲉ ⲟⲛ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲕϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁ But since you still said in your empty words: Not Because a Fox Barks: XH 204-216 (urn:cts:copticLit:shenoute.fox.monbxh_204_216)
  • ⲙⲡⲣⲧⲣⲉⲟⲩϭⲱⲛⲧ ⲣϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲉϫⲱⲕ ⲙⲛⲟⲩⲗⲩⲡⲏ · ⲏ ϭⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ⲙⲡⲁⲑⲟⲥ ⲛⲅⲧⲁⲩⲉϩⲉⲛϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲡⲣⲁ · ⲁϫⲛⲙⲟⲩϣⲧ Let neither anger have dominion over thee, nor grief, nor any feeling of passion whatsoever; and utter not vain words without consideration. On Penitence and Abstinence, part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:johnconst.penitence.budge:120-241)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲛⲟⲩⲛ . ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲟⲩϭⲱⲣⲡ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϫⲉⲛⲧⲉⲁⲇⲓⲕⲓⲁ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲑⲟ ⲛⲧⲉⲉⲭⲙⲁⲗⲱⲥⲓⲁ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉϩⲁⲛⲗⲩⲙⲙⲁ ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉⲙϩⲁⲛϣⲱϣ . NUN. Thy prophets have seen for thee vanities and folly: and they have not discovered thine iniquity, to turn back thy captivity; but they have seen for thee vain burdens, and worthless visions. 25_Lamentationes_02 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.lam.bohairic_ed:02)
  • ⲫⲁⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲉⲧⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ⲛϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲡⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ : ϫⲉⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲕϥⲓⲁϩⲟⲙ ⲧⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲟϩⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉⲕⲉⲉⲙⲓ ϫⲉⲛⲁⲕ ⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉⲣⲉϩⲑⲏⲕ ⲭⲏ ⲉⲛⲓⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϫⲟⲙ ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ . Thus saith the Lord, the Holy Lord of Israel; When thou shalt turn and mourn, then thou shalt be saved; and thou shalt know where thou wast, when thou didst trust in vanities: then your strength became vain, yet ye would not hearken: 23_Isaias_30 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.isa.bohairic_ed:30)
  • ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲁⲗⲓⲛ ϫⲉⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ ⲛⲛⲓⲙⲟⲕⲙⲉⲕ ⲛⲧⲉϩⲁⲛⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ ϫⲉϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ And again, 'The Lord knows the reasoning of the wise, that it is worthless.' Bohairic 1 Corinthians 3 (Digital Edition) (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1cor.bohairic_ed:3)

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Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C692 (ⲉⲡⲣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C692 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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