# Unit 3: Adjectives

# Lesson 1: Attributive Construction

#### Attributive Construction

See 3B lesson 2.4.i

##### Examples:

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%E2%B2%87%E2%B2%93%E2%B2%81%E2%B2%91%E2%B2%8F%E2%B2%95%E2%B2%8F-%CC%80%E2%B2%99%E2%B2%83%E2%B2%89%E2%B2%A3%E2%B2%93-new-t"><tbody><tr><td>ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ̀ⲙⲃⲉⲣⲓ</td><td>New Testament</td></tr><tr><td>ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ ̀ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ</td><td>Old Testament</td></tr><tr><td>ϯϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ ̀ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲃ</td><td>The golden censer (the censer of gold)</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Exercises

##### Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic

Translate the following into Coptic:

1. 

##### Exercise 2: Translate to English

Translate the following phrases into English:

1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
2. 

#### Resources

"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p

See Moawad Daoud Lesson

See Sameh Younan page in the PDF

ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson

# Lesson 2: Compound Nouns (ⲙⲉⲧ-, ⲣⲉϥ-, ⲣⲉⲙ-)

#### Compound Nouns

Nabil Matar p 488

##### ⲙⲉⲧ-

##### ⲣⲉϥ-

##### ⲣⲉⲙ-

##### Examples:

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</td><td>  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Exercises

##### Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic

Translate the following into Coptic:

1. 

##### Exercise 2: Translate to English

Translate the following phrases into English:

1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
2. 

#### Resources

"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p

See Moawad Daoud Lesson

See Sameh Younan page in the PDF

ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson

# Lesson 3: Compound Nouns (ⲥⲁ, ⲙⲁ)

#### Compound Nouns

Nabil Matar p 488, 441

##### ⲙⲁ

##### ⲥⲁ

##### Examples:

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-%E2%B2%87%E2%B2%93%E2%B2%81%E2%B2%91%E2%B2%8F%E2%B2%95%E2%B2%8F-%CC%80%E2%B2%99%E2%B2%83%E2%B2%89%E2%B2%A3%E2%B2%93-new-t"><tbody><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Exercises

##### Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic

Translate the following into Coptic:

1. 

##### Exercise 2: Translate to English

Translate the following phrases into English:

1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
2. 

#### Resources

"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p

See Moawad Daoud Lesson

See Sameh Younan page in the PDF

ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson

# Lesson 4: Inflected Adjectives

#### Inflected Adjectives

See 3B lesson after 2.4.iii

##### Examples:

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</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Exercises

##### Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic

Translate the following into Coptic:

1. 

##### Exercise 2: Translate to English

Translate the following phrases into English:

1. 
2. 

#### Resources

"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p

See Moawad Daoud Lesson

See Sameh Younan page in the PDF

ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson

# Lesson 5: Qualitatives as Adjectives

#### Qualitative

Nabil Matar p 447

##### Examples:

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</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr><tr><td>  
</td><td>  
</td></tr></tbody></table>

#### Exercises

##### Exercise 1: Translate to Coptic

Translate the following into Coptic:

1. 

##### Exercise 2: Translate to English

Translate the following phrases into English:

1. ⲡⲓⲛⲓϣϯ ̀ⲛⲁⲣⲭⲏⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ
2. 

#### Resources

"A Study in Bohairic Coptic" by Nabil Matar; p

See Moawad Daoud Lesson

See Sameh Younan page in the PDF

ACTS 2990 Introduction to the Coptic Language (Bohairic) with Hany Takla Lesson