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 |