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Unit 1 Vocabulary

General Nouns

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲕⲁϩⲓ earth/land M
ⲫⲉ sky/heaven F ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ
ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ day M
ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ night M
ⲣⲁⲛ name M

People Nouns

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲣⲱⲙⲓ man M
̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ woman F ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ
ⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ child (boy/girl) M/F ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ
ⲓⲱⲧ father M ⲓⲟϯ
ⲙⲁⲩ mother F
ⲥⲟⲛ brother M ̀ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ
ⲥⲱⲛⲓ sister F ̀ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ
ϣⲏⲣⲓ son M
ϣⲉⲣⲓ daughter F
ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ elder (m.) M ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ
ϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ elder (f.) F ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ
̀ϣⲫⲏⲣ friend (m.) M
̀ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ friend (f.) F
ⲟⲩⲣⲟ king M ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲟⲩⲣⲱ queen F
ⲛⲏⲃ master M/F
ⲥⲁⲃⲉ wise person M ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ
ⲥⲁⲃⲏ wise person F ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ

Church Nouns

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲛⲟⲩϯ god M
̀ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ Trinity F
ⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ church F
ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ cross M
̀ϣⲕⲉⲗⲕⲏⲗ bell M
̀ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ dome F
ⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ tower F
ϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ censer F
ⲥⲱⲙⲁ body M
̀ⲥⲛⲟϥ blood M
ⲱⲓⲕ bread M
ⲏⲣⲡ wine M
̀ⲁⲫⲟⲧ cup/chalice M
ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ testament/covenant F

General Vocabulary

Coptic English
ⲛⲉⲙ and/with
ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ What is your (m.) name?
ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲛ What is your (f.) name?
ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ... My name is...
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ Hello
ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ Goodbye
ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ̀ⲓ Good morning
ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ Good evening
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ̀ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ Good day
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ̀ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ Good night