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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 |
|
| 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 |
|
ⲟⲩⲏⲃⲥⲁϧ |
priestwriter |
M/F |
ⲥϧⲟⲩⲓ |
| ⲣⲉϥⲱϣ |
reader |
M |
|
̀ϣⲫⲏⲣⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ |
friend (m.)reader |
M |
|
̀ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲥ |
friendsinger |
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 (f.)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 |
