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Form	Dial.	Form ID	POS
ⲉⲡⲣⲁ	S	CF2635	Adv.	ANNIS frequencies: Word form frequency per 10,000: 0.05 (# 623) Lemma frequency per 10,000: 0.05 (# 579)
ⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ	B	CF2637	Adv.	ANNIS frequencies: Word form frequency per 10,000: 0.4 (# 487) Lemma frequency per 10,000: 0.44 (# 437)
ⲡⲣⲁ	S	CF2636	Adv.	ANNIS frequencies: Not found as word form in ANNIS Not found as lemma in ANNIS

Scriptorium tag: ADV

1.	(En)	in vain, vainly
	(Fr)	en vain
	(De)	vergeblich
	xr. C7282 for naught, in vain ref: μάτην, εἰς μάτην, εἰς κενόν Bibliography: CD 57b ?, 63a; KoptHWB 38; DELC 45?; ChLCS 11b?

Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)

Bohairic:

ϫⲉϩⲁⲛϩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲉⲩⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲥⲱⲃⲓ ⲉⲩⲉⲧⲁⲕⲟ ⲇⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲥⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲉⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲙⲙⲟϥ . They are vain works, wrought in mockery; in the time of their visitation they shall perish. 24_Ieremias_10 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.jer.bohairic_ed:10)
ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉ ⲛⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϧ: ⲙⲉⲛⲧⲟⲓ ⲅⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲙⲟϣⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ . Surely man walks in a shadow; nay, he is disquieted in vain: he lays up treasures, and knows not for whom he shall gather them. 19_Psalmi_38 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.bohairic_ed:38)
ⲉⲑⲃⲉⲫⲁⲓ ⲉⲕⲉϯ ⲛⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁⲩⲟⲩⲟⲣⲡⲟⲩ ϧⲁϯⲕⲗⲏⲣⲟⲛⲟⲙⲓⲁ ⲛⲧⲉⲅⲉⲑ ϩⲁⲛⲏⲓ ⲛⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲩϣⲟⲩⲓⲧ ⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲓ ⲛⲛⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲓⲥⲗ . Therefore shall he cause men to be sent forth as far as the inheritance of Geth, even vain houses; they are become vanity to the kings of Israel; 33_Michaeas_01 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.mic.bohairic_ed:01)

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See also:

TLA lemma no. C694ⲉⲡⲣⲁ