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Unit 3 Vocabulary
GeneralNumbers Nouns(1-10)
Coptic
|
Masculine |
Feminine |
English |
Genderⲁ̅ |
Irregularⲟⲩⲁⲓ |
Pluralⲟⲩⲓ |
One |
ϩⲱⲃⲃ̅ |
thing̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ |
M̀ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ |
ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓTwo |
| 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 |
|
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) |
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