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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



ⲇⲓⲥⲕⲟⲥ

dish/disk

refers to the panten



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⁼
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⁼