Unit 3: Adjectives
- Unit 3 Vocabulary
- Lesson 1: Attributive Construction
- Lesson 2: Compound Nouns (ⲙⲉⲧ-, ⲣⲉϥ-, ⲣⲉⲙ-)
- Lesson 3: Compound Nouns (ⲥⲁ, ⲙⲁ)
- Lesson 4: Inflected Adjectives
- Lesson 5: Qualitatives as Adjectives
Unit 3 Vocabulary
Numbers (1-10)
| Masculine | Feminine | English | |
| ⲁ̅ | ⲟⲩⲁⲓ | ⲟⲩⲓ | One |
| ⲃ̅ | ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ | ̀ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ | Two |
| ⲅ̅ | ϣⲟⲙⲧ | ϣⲟⲙϯ | Three |
| ⲇ̅ | ̀ϥⲧⲟⲩ | ̀ϥⲧⲟⲩ̀ⲉ | Four |
| ⲉ̅ | ̀ⲧⲓⲟⲩ | ϯ̀ⲉ | Five |
| ⲋ̅ | ⲥⲟⲟⲩ | ⲥⲟ | Six |
| ⲍ̅ | ϣⲁϣϥ | ϣⲁϣϥⲓ | Seven |
| ⲏ̅ | ̀ϣⲙⲏⲛ | ̀ϣⲙⲏⲛⲓ | Eight |
| ⲑ̅ | ⲯⲓⲧ | ⲯⲓϯ | Nine |
| ⲓ̅ | ⲙⲏⲧ | ⲙⲏϯ | Ten |
Occupational Nouns
| Coptic | English | Gender | Irregular Plural |
| ⲃⲱⲕ | servant | M | ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ |
| ⲃⲱⲕⲓ | servant | F | ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ |
| ⲥⲁϧ | writer | M/F | ⲥϧⲟⲩⲓ |
| ⲣⲉϥⲱϣ | reader | M | |
| ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ | reader | M | |
| ⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲥ | singer | M | |
| ⲣⲉϥϯⲥⲃⲱ | teacher | M | |
| ⲣⲉϥⲉⲣϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ | iconographer | M | |
| ⲥⲏⲓⲛⲓ | physician | M/F | |
| ⲣⲉϥϯⲱⲙⲥ | baptizer | M | |
| ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ | prophet | M/F | |
| ⲓⲉⲣⲟⲯⲁⲗⲧⲏⲥ | psalmist | M | |
| ⲙⲁⲛⲉⲥⲱⲟⲩ | shepherd/shepherdess | M/F | |
| ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲇⲓⲁⲕⲱⲛ ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ |
archdeacon | M | |
| ⲇⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛⲟⲥ | deacon | M | |
| ⲟⲩⲏⲃ | priest | M | |
| ⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ | presbyter (priest) | M | |
| ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ | bishop | M | |
| ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲟⲡⲟⲗⲓⲧⲏⲥ | metropolitan | M | |
| ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ | patriarch | M | |
| ⲙⲟⲛⲁⲭⲟⲥ | monastic | M/F | |
| ⲁⲥⲕⲏⲧⲏⲥ | hermit | M | |
| ⲁⲣⲭⲏⲙⲁⲛ̀ⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ | archimandrite | M | |
| ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ | apostle | M | |
| ⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ | disciple | M | |
| ⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲥⲧⲏⲥ | evangelist | M | |
| ⲙⲁⲣⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ | martyr | M/F | |
| ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ | beloved | M/F | ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ |
| ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ | general | M |
Lesson 1: Attributive Construction
Attributive Construction
See 3B lesson 2.4.i
Examples:
| ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ̀ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ | New Testament |
| ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ | Old Testament |
| ϯϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ ̀ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ | The golden censer (the censer of gold) |
Exercises
Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic
Translate the following into Coptic:
Exercise 2: Translate to English
Translate the following phrases into English:
- ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
Resources
"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p
See Moawad Daoud Lesson
See Sameh Younan page in the PDF
ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson
Lesson 2: Compound Nouns (ⲙⲉⲧ-, ⲣⲉϥ-, ⲣⲉⲙ-)
Compound Nouns
Nabil Matar p 488
ⲙⲉⲧ-
ⲣⲉϥ-
ⲣⲉⲙ-
Examples:
Exercises
Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic
Translate the following into Coptic:
Exercise 2: Translate to English
Translate the following phrases into English:
- ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
Resources
"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p
See Moawad Daoud Lesson
See Sameh Younan page in the PDF
ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson
Lesson 3: Compound Nouns (ⲥⲁ, ⲙⲁ)
Compound Nouns
Nabil Matar p 488, 441
ⲙⲁ
ⲥⲁ
Examples:
Exercises
Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic
Translate the following into Coptic:
Exercise 2: Translate to English
Translate the following phrases into English:
- ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
Resources
"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p
See Moawad Daoud Lesson
See Sameh Younan page in the PDF
ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson
Lesson 4: Inflected Adjectives
Inflected Adjectives
See 3B lesson after 2.4.iii
Examples:
Exercises
Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic
Translate the following into Coptic:
Exercise 2: Translate to English
Translate the following phrases into English:
Resources
"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p
See Moawad Daoud Lesson
See Sameh Younan page in the PDF
ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson
Lesson 5: Qualitatives as Adjectives
Qualitative
Nabil Matar p 447
Examples:
Exercises
Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic
Translate the following into Coptic:
Exercise 2: Translate to English
Translate the following phrases into English:
- ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
Resources
"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p
See Moawad Daoud Lesson
See Sameh Younan page in the PDF
ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson