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⁼ 

 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⁼