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A Coptic Dictionary (Oxford University Press academic monograph reprints) - Hardcover

Crum, W.E.

 
9780198644040: A Coptic Dictionary (Oxford University Press academic monograph reprints)

Synopsis


Crum's definitive dictionary of the Coptic language presents a total of 3,308 recorded words, each given with variant forms, its context in English summary, illustration of its use, and original or equivalent words in Greek. Drawn from sources including Sa'îdic and Bohairic manuscripts, medieval vocabularies, Manichean papyri, magical texts, inscriptions, and official, ecclesiastical and private documents, the dictionary offers a comprehensive view of the language in all its dialects and all aspects of its literature: biblical, patristic and mundane. English, Greek and Arabic indexes. (1939) Sandpiper Books reprint (2000). Slightly off-mint.

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