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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
̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ 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 ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ
ϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ elder (f.) F ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ
ⲟⲩⲣⲟ king M ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲟⲩⲣⲱ queen F
ⲛⲏⲃ master M/F
ϭⲟⲓⲥ lord/lady M/F
ⲟⲩⲏⲃ priest M
̀ϣⲫⲏⲣ friend (m.) M
̀ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ friend (f.) F

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

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 F