Scriptorium tag: N
 1. (En) vanity, emptiness
(Fr) vanité, futilité
(De) Nichtigkeit, Leere
ref: μάταιος, ματαιότης Bibliography: CD 57b?, 63a; ChLCS 11b?
cf. C1961 prefix to nouns or adj. forming abstracts syn. C6152 what is empty, vain
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲡⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ ϩⲛⲛⲉϥϭⲓϫ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥⲧⲃⲃⲏⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲡϥϫⲓ ⲛⲧⲉϥⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉϫⲛⲟⲩⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲁ ⲉⲙⲡϥⲱⲣⲕ ⲙⲡⲉⲧϩⲓⲧⲟⲩⲱϥ ϩⲛⲟⲩⲕⲣⲟϥ He that is innocent in his hands and pure in his heart; who has not lifted up his soul to vanity, nor sworn deceitfully to his neighbour. 19_Psalms_23 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.coptot:23)
  • ⲡⲗⲏⲛ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϣⲟⲩⲉⲓⲧ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲟⲩϫ ⲛⲉ ⲛϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲛⲛⲛⲁϩⲃⲉϥ ⲛϫⲓⲛϭⲟⲛⲥ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓⲛⲉⲩⲉⲣⲏⲩ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲛⲧⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲁ But the sons of men are vain; the sons of men are false, so as to be deceitful in the balances; they are all alike formed out of vanity. 19_Psalms_61 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.coptot:61)

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Bohairic:
  • ⲛⲁⲓ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲓⲑⲙⲏⲓ ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲉⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϧⲁⲧϩⲏ ⲛⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲉϥⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛϧⲣⲏⲓ ⲛϧⲏⲧⲓ ⲉⲭⲱ ⲛⲥⲱϥ ⲛϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲁⲓⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲉϥⲣⲱⲟⲩϣ . This is what the righteous man meditated day by day, and he decided to abandon the vanity of this world with its cares. Life of Isaac of Alexandria - part 1 (urn:cts:copticLit:lives.boh_isaac.amelineau_ed:1-19)
  • ϧⲉⲛⲡⲓⲙⲁ ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲥⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲁⲫⲣⲟⲛⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲓ ⲛϫⲉⲅⲁⲗⲁⲁⲇ ϯⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲉϯⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲉⲥⲑⲱϩ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲱⲟⲩ . But they are as a man transgressing a covenant: 28_Osee_06 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.hos.bohairic_ed:06)
  • ⲫⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲁϥⲟⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲧⲉⲫⲗⲏⲟⲩ ⲛⲉϥⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲥⲓⲛⲓ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϧⲏⲓⲃⲓ Man is like to vanity: his days pass as a shadow. 19_Psalmi_143 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.pss.bohairic_ed:143)

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See also:
Please cite as: TLA lemma no. C695 (ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲡⲣⲁ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), https://coptic-dictionary.org/entry.py?tla=C695 (accessed yyyy-mm-dd).
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