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title: papyrus — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «papyrus» in the Judaism dictionary: A tall water plant like a reed that grows by the River Nile. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# papyrus

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**Who acts:** reed, That, Egyptians, Papyrus, We, word · **What happens:** grow, make, write, send, roll up, come · **To what, where:** kind, plant, ancient document, paper, ambassadors, vessels · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«papyrus» in the Judaism dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [papyrus in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/papyrus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tall water plant like a reed that grows by the River Nile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:m1:1
# text = A tall water plant like a reed that grows by the River Nile.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reed	reed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | a reed |  |  |  |  | by the River Nile | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by nile=Location |

<!-- .note -->
One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kind of paper made from this plant by the ancient Egyptians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:m2:1
# text = A kind of paper made from this plant by the ancient Egyptians.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a kind of paper *not said here* |  | this plant |  | by the ancient Egyptians | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from plant=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An ancient document written on this paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:m3:1
# text = An ancient document written on this paper.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	document	document	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  | a ancient document *not said here* |  | this paper |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on paper=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters! (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters!

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x1:1
# text = That sendeth ambassadors by the sea, even in vessels of papyrus upon the waters!
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sendeth	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ambassadors	ambassador	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	even	even	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	vessels	vessel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	waters	water	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | That | ambassadors |  | vessels of papyrus upon the waters |  | by the sea | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ambassador=Theme in vessel=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x1:2
# text = (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ISA.18.2	ISA.18.2	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x2:1
# text = The Egyptians wrote on papyrus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the Egyptians |  |  | papyrus |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on papyrus=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Papyrus grows along the River Nile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x3:1
# text = Papyrus grows along the River Nile.
1	Papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Papyrus |  |  | the River Nile |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along nile=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made our own papyrus in class from strips of paper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x4:1
# text = We made our own papyrus in class from strips of paper.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | our own papyrus |  | class |  | from strips of paper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent papyrus=Product from strip=Material |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The scroll was rolled-up papyrus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x5:1
# text = The scroll was rolled-up papyrus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	scroll	scroll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
7	papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roll up** | past · passive |  | the scroll |  |  |  | papyrus *obl* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The word «paper» comes from papyrus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x6:1
# text = The word «paper» comes from papyrus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the word |  |  | papyrus |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from papyrus=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old pieces of the Bible were found on papyri.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x7:1
# text = Old pieces of the Bible were found on papyri.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	papyri	papyrus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · passive |  | Old pieces of the Bible |  | papyri |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* A papyrus, which is supposed to be "of the age of the nineteenth dynasty, about B.C.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x8:1
# text = A papyrus, which is supposed to be "of the age of the nineteenth dynasty, about B.C.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	papyrus	papyrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	nineteenth	nineteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	dynasty	dynasty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	B.C	B.C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppose** | present · passive |  | a papyrus |  |  |  | about B.C | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | of the age | of the nineteenth dynasty | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* 1300," has preserved an Egyptian tale about two brothers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:papyrus:x8:2
# text = 1300," has preserved an Egyptian tale about two brothers.
1	1300	1300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
4	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **preserve** *in a quote* | present · perfect |  | a Egyptian tale |  |  |  | two brothers *obl:unmarked* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Beneficiary |

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