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: 

 

 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