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# papyrus

noun (papyrus — uncountable; a papyrus, papyri or papyruses)

«papyrus» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A tall water plant like a reed that grows by the River Nile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#m1)
2. A kind of paper made from this plant by the ancient Egyptians. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#m2)
3. An ancient document written on this paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons about Ancient Egypt, scribes wrote hieroglyphs on papyrus scrolls. The word «paper» comes from «papyrus». Many old Bible texts were found on papyrus. Phrases: «papyrus scroll», «written on papyrus».

### Examples

- The Egyptians wrote on papyrus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x1)
- Papyrus grows along the River Nile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x2)
- We made our own papyrus in class from strips of paper. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x3)
- The scroll was rolled-up papyrus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x4)
- The word «paper» comes from papyrus. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x5)
- Old pieces of the Bible were found on papyri. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x6)
- A papyrus, which is supposed to be "of the age of the nineteenth dynasty, about B.C. 1300," has preserved an Egyptian tale about two brothers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/#x7)

### Note

Plural for documents: papyri (pa-PIE-rye) or papyruses. Uncountable for the material.

## In Jewish tradition

In Isaiah it is a reed used to make light boats on the Nile. The land beyond Kush sends messengers in them. In the primary lessons: In history lessons about Ancient Egypt, scribes wrote hieroglyphs on papyrus scrolls. The word «paper» comes from «papyrus». Many old Bible texts were found on papyrus. Phrases: «papyrus scroll», «written on papyrus».

### Examples

- That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters! (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/papyrus/#x1)

### Note

Plural for documents: papyri (pa-PIE-rye) or papyruses. Uncountable for the material.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «papyrus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/papyrus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«papyrus» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/papyrus.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «papyrus» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/papyrus/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«papyrus» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/papyrus.html) on Mova free.