ϣⲓⲛⲉ

Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Demotic šn (to ask), from Egyptian

(šnj, to ask, to question, to say).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Sahidic, Akhmimic) [ˈʃi.ne]

Verb

ϣⲓⲛⲉ • (šine)

  1. to search for, to look for, to seek.
  2. to ask.
    ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁⲩϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲛⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ϫⲉⲉⲣⲉϩⲏⲅⲉⲙⲱⲛ ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ.
    auō aušine nn̄rōme n̄tpolis čeerephēgemōn hn̄tpolis.
    And they asked the people of the town: "Is the hegemon in the town?"

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