# Unit 3: 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: 1. ##### Exercise 2: Translate to English Translate the following phrases into English: 1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ 2. #### 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: 1. ##### Exercise 2: Translate to English Translate the following phrases into English: 1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ 2. #### 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: 1. ##### Exercise 2: Translate to English Translate the following phrases into English: 1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ 2. #### 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: 1. ##### Exercise 2: Translate to English Translate the following phrases into English: 1. 2. #### 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: