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Unit 3 Vocabulary

GeneralNumbers Nouns(1-10)

Plural
Coptic
MasculineFeminine English
Genderⲁ̅ Irregularⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲟⲩⲓOne
ϩⲱⲃⲃ̅ thing̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ M̀ⲥⲛⲟⲩϯ ϩ̀ⲃⲏⲟⲩⲓTwo
ⲅ̅ϣⲟⲙⲧϣⲟⲙϯThree
ⲇ̅̀ϥⲧⲟⲩ̀ϥⲧⲟⲩ̀ⲉFour
ⲉ̅̀ⲧⲓⲟⲩϯ̀ⲉFive
ⲋ̅ⲥⲟⲟⲩⲥⲟSix
ⲍ̅ϣⲁϣϥϣⲁϣϥⲓSeven
ⲏ̅̀ϣⲙⲏⲛ̀ϣⲙⲏⲛⲓEight
ⲑ̅ⲯⲓⲧⲯⲓϯNine
ⲓ̅ⲙⲏⲧⲙⲏϯTen

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

CopticEnglishGenderIrregular Plural
̀ⲁⲫⲉheadFⲁⲫⲏⲟ̀ⲩⲓ
ϫⲓϫhandF
ⲃⲁⲗeyeM
ⲣⲱmouthMⲣⲱⲟⲩ
ⲙⲁϣϫearM
ϣⲁⲓnoseM
ⲗⲁⲥtongueM
ⲛⲁϫϩⲓtoothF
ⲛⲁϩⲃⲓneckF
ⲁⲙⲏⲣarmM
ⲯⲩⲭⲏsoulF (Greek)
ⲡⲛⲉⲩⲙⲁspiritM (Greek)