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
ⲥ̀ϩⲓⲙⲓ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ	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
ϣ̀ⲫⲏⲣ̀ϣⲫⲏⲣ	friend (m.)	M
ϣ̀ⲫⲉⲣⲓ̀ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ	friend (f.)	F

Body Parts

Coptic	English	Gender	Irregular Plural
ⲁ̀ⲫⲉ̀ⲁⲫⲉ	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

Church Vocabulary

Coptic	English	Gender	Irregular Plural
ⲛⲟⲩϯ	god	M
ⲧ̀ⲣⲓⲁⲥ̀ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ	Trinity	F
ⲉⲕⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ	church	F
ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ	cross	M
ϣ̀ⲕⲉⲗⲕⲏⲗ̀ϣⲕⲉⲗⲕⲏⲗ	bell	M
ⲥ̀ⲕⲏⲛⲏ̀ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ	dome	F
ⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ	tower	F
ϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ	censer	F
ⲥⲱⲙⲁ	body	M
ⲥ̀ⲛⲟϥ̀ⲥⲛⲟϥ	blood	M
ⲱⲓⲕ	bread	M
ⲁ̀ⲫⲟⲧ̀ⲁⲫⲟⲧ	cup/chalice	F