Skip to main content
Unit 2 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 |
|
PeopleOccupational VocabularyNouns
| Coptic |
English |
Gender |
Irregular Plural |
ⲣⲱⲙⲓⲃⲱⲕ |
manservant |
M |
ⲉⲃⲓⲁⲓⲕ |
̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓⲃⲱⲕⲓ |
womanservant |
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 |
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 |
|
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 |
