Scriptorium tag: V
 1. (En) be soft, smooth, weak
(Fr) être doux, mou, tendre
(De) weich, zart, schwach, geschmeidig, glatt, sanft sein
Bibliography: CD 821ab?; CED 332?; KoptHWb 459?; DELC 342b?; ChLCS 108b?
Descended from Demotic gnn, Hieroglyphic Egyptian gnn to be weak; to be soft; see TLA: [Demotic] [Hieroglyphic Egyptian]
Example usage: (automatically extracted, use with caution and report bad examples)
Sahidic:
  • ⲁⲩϭⲛⲟⲛ · ⲁⲩⲣϥⲛⲧ:— :— and very thin in quality, and that it had bred worms, Encomium on Victor part 3 (urn:cts:copticLit:pscelestinus.encomium.budge:56-103)
  • ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲉⲓ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲧⲉⲣⲉⲱⲙⲁ ⲛϥⲉⲓ ⲉϫⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ϩⲛⲟⲩϭⲛⲟⲛ · until they come down into the firmament; and they fall on the earth gently, Mysteries of John the Evangelist part 2 (urn:cts:copticLit:misc.mysteries_john.budge:13-28)
  • ⲛϥⲧⲣⲉ ⲛⲉϥⲥⲁⲣⲝ ϭⲛⲟⲛ ⲛⲧϩⲉ ⲛⲛⲁⲛⲉⲓⲕⲟⲩⲓ ϥⲛⲁϫⲁⲕϥ ⲇⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉϥⲧⲏⲕ ϩⲛⲛⲣⲱⲙⲉ And he will make his flesh tender as that of a babe, and he will restore him among men in his full strength. 18_Job_33 (urn:cts:copticLit:ot.job.coptot:33)

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