Unit 1 Vocabulary

General Nouns 

 

 

 

 Coptic 

 English 

 Gender 

 Irregular Plural 

 

 

 ⲕⲁϩⲓ 

 earth/land 

 M 

 

 

 

 ⲫⲉ 

 sky/heaven 

 F 

 ⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ 

 

 

 ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ 

 day 

 M 

 

 

 

 ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ 

 night 

 M 

 

 

 

 ⲣⲁⲛ 

 name 

 M 

 

 

 

 

 People Nouns 

 

 

 

 Coptic 

 English 

 Gender 

 Irregular Plural 

 

 

 ⲣⲱⲙⲓ 

 man 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ 

 woman 

 F 

 ϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ 

 

 

 ⲁ̀ⲗⲟⲩ 

 child (boy/girl) 

 M/F 

 ⲁⲗⲱⲟⲩⲓ 

 

 

 ⲓⲱⲧ 

 father 

 M 

 ⲓⲟϯ 

 

 

 ⲙⲁⲩ 

 mother 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲥⲟⲛ 

 brother 

 M 

 ̀ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ 

 

 

 ⲥⲱⲛⲓ 

 sister 

 F 

 ̀ⲥⲛⲏⲟⲩ 

 

 

 ϣⲏⲣⲓ 

 son 

 M 

 

 

 

 ϣⲉⲣⲓ 

 daughter 

 F 

 

 

 

 ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟ 

 elder (m.) 

 M 

 ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ 

 

 

 ϧⲉⲗⲗⲱ 

 elder (f.) 

 F 

 ϧⲉⲗⲗⲟⲓ 

 

 

 ̀ϣⲫⲏⲣ 

 friend (m.) 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ 

 friend (f.) 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲟⲩⲣⲟ 

 king 

 M 

 ⲟⲩⲣⲱⲟⲩ 

 

 

 ⲟⲩⲣⲱ 

 queen 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲛⲏⲃ 

 master 

 M/F 

 

 

 

 ⲥⲁⲃⲉ 

 wise person 

 M 

 ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ 

 

 

 ⲥⲁⲃⲏ 

 wise person 

 F 

 ⲥⲁⲃⲉⲩ 

 

 

 

 Church Nouns 

 

 

 

 Coptic 

 English 

 Gender 

 Irregular Plural 

 

 

 ⲛⲟⲩϯ 

 god 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ⲧⲣⲓⲁⲥ 

 Trinity 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲉⲕ̀ⲕⲗⲏⲥⲓⲁ 

 church 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲥⲧⲁⲩⲣⲟⲥ 

 cross 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ϣⲕⲉⲗⲕⲏⲗ 

 bell 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ⲥⲕⲏⲛⲏ 

 dome 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲗⲩⲭⲛⲓⲁ 

 tower 

 F 

 

 

 

 ϣⲟⲩⲣⲏ 

 censer 

 F 

 

 

 

 ⲥⲱⲙⲁ 

 body 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ⲥⲛⲟϥ 

 blood 

 M 

 

 

 

 ⲱⲓⲕ 

 bread 

 M 

 

 

 

 ⲏⲣⲡ 

 wine 

 M 

 

 

 

 ̀ⲁⲫⲟⲧ 

 cup/chalice 

 M 

 

 

 

 ⲇⲓⲁⲑⲏⲕⲏ 

 testament/covenant 

 F 

 

 

 

 

 General Vocabulary 

 

 

 

 Coptic 

 English 

 

 

 ⲛⲉⲙ 

 and/with 

 

 

 ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲁⲛ 

 What is your (m.) name? 

 

 

 ⲁϣ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲣⲁⲛ 

 What is your (f.) name? 

 

 

 ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ... 

 My name is... 

 

 

 ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ 

 Hello 

 

 

 ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ 

 Goodbye 

 

 

 ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲧⲟⲟⲩ̀ⲓ 

 Good morning 

 

 

 ⲛⲁⲛⲉ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲓ 

 Good evening 

 

 

 ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ̀ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ 

 Good day 

 

 

 ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ̀ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ 

 Good night