How do you use Bohairic in a sentence? See 5 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Bohairic in a sentence
Bohairic meaning
The Coptic dialect of the western Nile delta and Alexandria, used as a widespread standard dialect in the second millennium CE
Using Bohairic
- The main meaning on this page is: The Coptic dialect of the western Nile delta and Alexandria, used as a widespread standard dialect in the second millennium CE
Context around Bohairic
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 0 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 5 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bohairic
- In this selection, "bohairic" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 22.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, uses, use and translation stand out and add context to how "bohairic" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bohairic uses a and reason the bohairic translation can. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bohairic" sits close to words such as aadujeevitham, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bohairic
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Bohairic uses a superposed point or small stroke known as a djinkim. (12 words)
For this reason, the Bohairic translation can be helpful in the reconstruction of the early Greek text of the New Testament. (21 words)
For example, both Sahidic and Bohairic use the word ebenos, which was taken directly from Greek ἔβενος main "ebony", originally from Egyptian hbny. (23 words)
Hence it is unclear why the word should have entered Arabic with an initial t, which would have required the word to be grammatically feminine (i.e. Sahidic: *ⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ; Bohairic: *ϯⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ). (31 words)
It should be noted, however, that Coptic ⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ is grammatically masculine and hence would have been vocalised pemsaḥ or bemsaḥ (Sahidic: ⲡⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ; Bohairic: ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ). (24 words)
For example, both Sahidic and Bohairic use the word ebenos, which was taken directly from Greek ἔβενος main "ebony", originally from Egyptian hbny. (23 words)
Example sentences (5)
Bohairic uses a superposed point or small stroke known as a djinkim.
For example, both Sahidic and Bohairic use the word ebenos, which was taken directly from Greek ἔβενος main "ebony", originally from Egyptian hbny.
For this reason, the Bohairic translation can be helpful in the reconstruction of the early Greek text of the New Testament.
Hence it is unclear why the word should have entered Arabic with an initial t, which would have required the word to be grammatically feminine (i.e. Sahidic: *ⲧⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ; Bohairic: *ϯⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ).
It should be noted, however, that Coptic ⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ is grammatically masculine and hence would have been vocalised pemsaḥ or bemsaḥ (Sahidic: ⲡⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ; Bohairic: ⲡⲓⲉⲙⲥⲁϩ ).