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Unit 3 Vocabulary

Numbers (1-10)


Masculine Feminine English
ⲁ̅ ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲓ One
ⲃ̅ ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ ̀ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ Two
ⲅ̅ ϣⲟⲙⲧ ϣⲟⲙϯ Three
ⲇ̅ ̀ϥⲧⲟⲩ ̀ϥⲧⲟⲩ̀ⲉ Four
ⲉ̅ ̀ⲧⲓⲟⲩ ϯ̀ⲉ Five
ⲋ̅ ⲥⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲟ Six
ⲍ̅ ϣⲁϣϥ ϣⲁϣϥⲓ Seven
ⲏ̅ ̀ϣⲙⲏⲛ ̀ϣⲙⲏⲛⲓ Eight
ⲑ̅ ⲯⲓⲧ ⲯⲓϯ Nine
ⲓ̅ ⲙⲏⲧ ⲙⲏϯ Ten

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