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Unit 2 Vocabulary

General Vocabulary

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ϩⲱⲃ thing M ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ
ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ every M/F

Adjectives

Coptic English Gender Irregular Plural
ⲃⲉⲣⲓ new

ⲁⲡⲁⲥ old

ⲛⲓϣϯ great

ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ small

ⲥⲁⲃⲉ wise
ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ
ⲥⲁⲃⲏ wise
ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ
ⲥⲟϫ fool (adj. foolish)

ⲛⲟⲩⲃ gold

ϩⲁⲧ silver

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)
Inflected Adjectives
Coptic
English
̀ⲙⲙⲁⲩⲁⲧ= only
ⲧⲏⲣ= all
ϩⲱ= also
̀ⲙⲙⲓⲛ ̀ⲙⲙⲟ= own