Unit 1a Vocabulary

General Nouns

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

People Vocabulary

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

Occupations and Roles

Coptic	English	Gender	Irregular Plural
ⲟⲩⲣⲟ	king	M	ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲟⲩⲣⲱ	queen	F
ⲛⲏⲃ	master	M/F
ϭⲟⲓⲥ	lord/lady	M/F
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
ⲥⲁⲃⲉ	wise person	M	ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ
ⲥⲁⲃⲏ	wise person	F	ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ
ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ	beloved	M/F	ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ
ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲓⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ	general	M

Body Parts

Coptic	English	Gender	Irregular Plural
̀ⲁⲫⲉ	head	F	ⲁⲫⲏⲟ̀ⲩⲓ
ϫⲓϫ	hand	F
ⲃⲁⲗ	eye	M
ⲣⲱ	mouth	M	ⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲙⲁϣϫ	ear	M
ϣⲁⲓ	nose	M
ⲗⲁⲥ	tongue	M
ⲛⲁϫϩⲓ	tooth	F
ⲛⲁϩⲃⲓ	neck	F
ⲁⲙⲏⲣ	arm	M
ⲯⲩⲭⲏ	soul	F (Greek)
ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁ	spirit	M (Greek)

Church Vocabulary

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
̀ⲁⲫⲟⲧ	cup/chalice	M

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