Unit 2 Vocabulary

General Nouns

Coptic	English	Gender	Irregular Plural
ϩⲱⲃ	thing	M	ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓ

Occupational Nouns

Coptic	English	Gender	Irregular Plural
ⲃⲱⲕ	servant	M	ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ
ⲃⲱⲕⲓ	servant	F	ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ
ⲥⲁϧ	writer	M/F	ⲥϧⲟⲩⲓ
ⲣⲉϥⲱϣ	reader	M
ⲁⲛⲁⲅⲛⲱⲥⲧⲏⲥ	reader	M
ⲣⲉϥϩⲱⲥ	singer	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 (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
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)