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TLA lemma no. C7251
ϫⲱⲛⲧ

Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) try, test, attempt
(Fr) essayer, éprouver
(De) versuchen, prüfen, probieren
Bibliography: CD 775ab?; CED 316?; KoptHWb 426?; ChLCS 102b?
 2. (En) begin
(Fr) commencer
(De) beginnen, anfangen
Bibliography: CD 775ab?; CED 316?; KoptHWb 426?; ChLCS 102b?
Descended from Demotic ḏnt, Hieroglyphic Egyptian NA to try, test; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ϩⲛⲡϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲛϩⲟⲟⲩ ϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉϯ ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥⲧⲱⲧ ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲕϩⲟⲧⲉ ⲉϫⲛⲛϩⲉⲑⲛⲟⲥ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧϩⲁⲣⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲡⲉ ⲛⲁⲓ ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲧⲟⲣⲧⲣ ⲁⲩⲱ ϩⲉⲛⲛⲁⲁⲕⲉ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲧⲁϩⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲓϩⲏ ⲙⲙⲟⲕ Begin to put thy terror and thy fear on the face of all the nations under heaven, who shall be troubled when they have heard thy name, and shall be in anguish before thee. 05_Deuteronomy_2 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.deut.coptot:2)
  • ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ ⲙⲡⲣⲣ ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ ⲙⲡⲧⲙϩⲟ ⲉⲧⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲧⲏⲩⲧⲛ ⲉⲧϣⲟⲟⲡ ⲛⲏⲧⲛ ⲉⲩϫⲱⲛⲧ ϩⲱⲥ ⲉⲩϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲃⲣⲣⲉ ⲡⲉⲧⲧⲁϩⲟ ⲙⲙⲱⲧⲛ . Beloved, don't be astonished at the fiery trial which has come upon you, to test you, as though a strange thing happened to you. 60_1 Peter_4 (urn:cts:copticLit:nt.1pet.sahidica:4)
  • ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥϯ ϩⲓⲱⲱϥ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲱⲕ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲧⲉϥⲥⲏϥⲉ ⲁϥⲙⲟⲣⲥ ⲉϫⲛⲡϩⲱⲕ ⲛⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲁϥϫⲱⲣⲁϩ ⲇⲉ ⲛϭⲓⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥϫⲱⲛⲧ ⲉⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ϫⲉⲛⲉϥϫⲟⲛⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲛϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ ⲛⲟⲩⲥⲟⲡ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲉ ⲡⲉϫⲉⲗⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲛⲥⲁⲟⲩⲗ ϫⲉⲛϯⲛⲁⲉϣⲙⲟⲟϣⲉ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ ϩⲓⲱⲱⲧ ϫⲉⲛϯⲧⲏⲏⲡ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲇⲁⲩⲉⲓⲇ ⲇⲉ ⲁϥⲕⲁⲁϥ ⲕⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ And he girt David with his sword over his coat: and he made trial walking with them once and again: and David said to Saul, I shall not be able to go with these, for I have not proved them: so they remove them from him. 09_I Samuel_17 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.1sam.coptot:17)

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