Unit 5 Vocabulary
Nouns Around the House
| Coptic | English | Gender | Irregular Plural |
Church Nouns
| Coptic | English | Gender | Irregular Plural |
| ϥⲁⲓϩⲓⲕⲱⲛ | iconostasis | m | |
| ⲗⲓⲝ | veil | m | |
| ̀ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲧⲓⲕⲟⲛ | triangle | f | |
| ⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ | cymbal | m | |
| ⲙⲟⲗϩ | candle | m | |
| ϥⲁⲓⲙⲟⲗϩ | candlestand | m | |
| ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲙⲉⲣⲟⲥ | lectionary | m | |
| ⲙⲁ̀ⲛⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ | lectern | ||
| ⲥⲧⲩⲗⲗⲟⲥ | pillar | ||
| ⲙⲁ́ⲛⲉⲣϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ | altar | ||
| ⲧⲟⲧⲥ | seat/chair (refers to the throne that holds the chalice on the altar) | ||
| ⲙⲏⲥⲧⲏⲣ | refers to the spoon used in the distribution of the Mysteries | ||
| ⲥⲓⲟⲩ |
star ⲡⲓⲥⲓⲟⲩ refers to the star/dome that covers the Body of Christ in the Eucharist |
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| ⲇⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ |
dish/disk refers to the panten |
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| ⲏⲣⲡ | wine | ||
| ϥⲁⲓϫⲱⲙ | book holder |
Prepositions
| Coptic | English | Pronominal Form |
| ϧⲉⲛ | in | ̀ⲛϧⲏⲧ⁼ |
| ϩⲓ | on (i.e. on something moving) | ϩⲓⲱⲧ⁼ |
| ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ | upon (i.e. on something stationary) | ϩⲓϫⲱ⁼ |
| ⲉ | to | ⲉⲣⲟ⁼ |
| ϣⲁ | to | ϣⲁⲣⲟ⁼ |
| ϩⲁ | to | ϩⲁⲣⲟ⁼ |
| ϧⲁ | under | ϧⲁⲣⲟ⁼ |
| ⲛⲉⲙ | with | ⲛⲉⲙ⁼ |
| ⲉⲑⲃⲉ | because | ⲉⲑⲃⲏⲧ⁼ |
| ⲛⲁϩⲣⲉⲛ | in the presence of, before | ⲛⲁϩⲣⲁ⁼ |
| ̀ⲛⲥⲁ | behind | ⲛⲥⲱ⁼ |
| ϩⲓⲣⲉⲛ | at the mouth of; at the entrance of | ϩⲓⲣⲟ⁼ |
| ϩⲓⲧⲉⲛ | through | ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧ⁼ |
| ̀ⲛ, ̀ⲙ, ̀ⲛⲧⲉ | of | ̀ⲙⲙⲟ⁼ |
| ⲟⲩⲃⲉ | against | ⲟⲩⲃⲏ⁼ |
| ⲁⲧϭⲛⲉ | without | ⲁⲧϭⲛⲟⲩ⁼ |
| ⲟⲩⲧⲉ | between | ⲟⲩⲧⲱ⁼ |
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