# Unit 5: Prepositions
# Unit 5 Vocabulary
#### Nouns Around the House
**Coptic** | **English** | **Gender** | **Irregular Plural** |
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#### Church Nouns
**Coptic** | **English** | **Gender** | **Irregular Plural** |
ϥⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ | iconostasis | m |
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ⲗⲓⲝ | veil | m |
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̀ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ | triangle | f |
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ⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ | cymbal | m |
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ⲙⲟⲗϩ | candle | m |
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ϥⲁⲓⲙⲟⲗϩ | candlestand | m |
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ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ | lectionary | m |
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ⲙⲁ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ | lectern |
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ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ | pillar |
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ⲙⲁ́ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ | altar |
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ⲧⲟⲧⲥ | seat/chair (refers to the throne that holds the chalice on the altar) |
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ⲙⲏⲥⲧⲏⲣ | refers to the spoon used in the distribution of the Mysteries |
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ⲥⲓⲟⲩ | star
ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ refers to the star/dome that covers the Body of Christ in the Eucharist
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ⲇⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ | dish/disk
refers to the panten
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ⲏⲣⲡ | wine |
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ϥⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ | book holder |
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#### Prepositions
**Coptic** | **English** | **Pronominal Form** |
ϧⲉⲛ | in | ̀ⲛϧⲏⲧ⁼ |
ϩⲓ | on (i.e. on something moving) | ϩⲓⲱⲧ⁼ |
ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ | upon (i.e. on something stationary) | ϩⲓϫⲱ⁼ |
ⲉ | to | ⲉⲣⲟ⁼ |
ϣⲁ | to | ϣⲁⲣⲟ⁼ |
ϩⲁ | to | ϩⲁⲣⲟ⁼ |
ϧⲁ | under | ϧⲁⲣⲟ⁼ |
ⲛⲉⲙ | with | ⲛⲉⲙ⁼ |
ⲉⲑⲃⲉ | because | ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ⁼ |
ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ | in the presence of, before | ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁ⁼ |
̀ⲛⲥⲁ | behind | ⲛⲥⲱ⁼ |
ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ | at the mouth of; at the entrance of | ϩⲓⲣⲟ⁼ |
ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ | through | ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ⁼ |
̀ⲛ, ̀ⲙ, ̀ⲛⲧⲉ | of | ̀ⲙⲙⲟ⁼ |
ⲟⲩⲃⲉ | against | ⲟⲩⲃⲏ⁼ |
ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ | without | ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩ⁼ |
ⲟⲩⲧⲉ | between | ⲟⲩⲧⲱ⁼ |