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Unit 1 Vocabulary

General Nouns

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

People Vocabulary

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲣⲱⲙⲓ man M
ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ woman F ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ
ⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ child (boy/girl) M/F ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ
ⲓⲱⲧ father M ⲓⲟϯ
ⲙⲁⲩ mother F
ⲥⲟⲛ brother M
ⲥⲱⲛⲓ sister F
ϣⲏⲣⲓ son M
ϣⲉⲣⲓ daughter F
ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ elder (m.) M
ϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ elder (f.) F
ⲟⲩⲣⲟ king M ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲟⲩⲣⲱ queen F
ⲛⲏⲃ master M/F
ϭⲟⲓⲥ lord/lady M/F
ⲟⲩⲏⲃ priest M
ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ friend (m.) M
ϣ̀ⲫⲉⲣⲓ friend (f.) F

Body Parts

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ head F
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

Church Vocabulary

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲛⲟⲩϯ god M
ⲧ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ Trinity F
ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ church F
ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ cross M
ϣ̀ⲕⲉⲗⲕⲏⲗ bell M
ⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ dome F
ⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ tower F
ϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ censer F
ⲥⲱⲙⲁ body M  
ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ blood M
ⲱⲓⲕ bread M  
ⲁ̀ⲫⲟⲧ cup/chalice F