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 |