Category Archives: ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ

Le copte est une langues chamito-sémitique descendant de l’égyptien ancien dérivé du démotique et du grec ancien. Elle est la langue liturgique des chrétiens d’Égypte: les Coptes.

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-08-02

Preposition “of”

  • ⲛ̄, ⲙ̄: primary form
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ (fairly rare), optionally used to express appartenance, natural relation of part to whole, component to system, offspring to source.

Examples:

  • ⲙⲁⲁⲩⲛ̄ⲓ̄ⲥ̄the mother of Jesus, Jesus’ mother
  • ⲏⲓ̈ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥthe house of a prophet, a certain prophet’s house
  • ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ children of this woman, some of this woman’s children
  • ϩⲉⲛϣⲏⲣⲉⲛ̄ⲧϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ children of the maidservant, some of the maidsert’s children
  • ⲏⲓ̈ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ the house of the Lord, the Lord’s house
  • ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ̈ the lord of the house, the house’s owner
  • ϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ the Lord of glory and honor
  • ϭⲟⲙⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣ̄ⲣⲟⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ the power of the glory of the kingdom of the Lord
  • ⲙ̄ⲙⲉⲗⲟⲥⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲥⲱⲙⲁ the parts of the body
  • ⲟⲩⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ a city of Galilee
  • ⲡⲉⲓ̈ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ̈ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ this salvation from God

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-07-01

Conjunction “and”

  • ϩⲓ: before absence of article (zero article).
  • ⲙⲛ̄: used before an indefinite or definite article, and before an indefinite or definite pronoun.
  • ⲁⲩⲱ: under both of these conditions.
  • ⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁ: completed by a personal suffix.

Examples:

  • ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛϩⲓϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ, ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩⲱϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ; ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲙⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ, ϩⲉⲛⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩⲱϩⲉⲛϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ signs and wonders
  • ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧϩⲓⲥϩⲓⲙⲉmales and females
  • ⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉϣⲡⲏⲣⲉthe signs and the wonders
  • ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ, ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲁⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩⲱⲛⲉⲓ̈ϣⲡⲏⲣⲉ – these signs and these wonders
  • ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲟⲩⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲥⲟⲫⲓⲁⲁⲩⲱⲧⲉⲩⲭⲁⲣⲓⲥⲧⲓⲁ –  glory and honor and wisdom and thanksgiving
  • ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁ – Paul and us

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-05-30

Relation between articles and pronouns

 

Article Pronoun
ⲟⲩ- ⲟⲩⲁ a; someone, something
ⲕⲉ- ϭⲉ another; another one
ⲡ-  – the
 – ⲡⲉ he/it is…
ⲡ- ⲡⲱ- my (your etc.); mine (your &c.)
 – ⲡⲁ- the one related to…
ⲡⲕⲉ- ⲡⲕⲉ also the; the other; the other one
ⲡⲉⲓ̈- ⲡⲁⲓ̈ this; this one
ⲡ-… ⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ ⲡⲉⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲩ that; that one
ⲡⲓ- ⲡⲏ the/that; this one/that one
 – ⲟⲩⲟⲛ  [null]
… ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲟⲛ ⲛⲓⲙ any/every/all; anyone/everyone/all

 

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-04-28

  • ⲉⲛⲉⲥⲧⲟⲛⲁⲓ̈ – Is that allowed to me?
  • ⲉϣϫⲉⲕⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ – Do you know?
  • ⲁⲣⲁϯⲛⲁⲟⲩⲱϩⲉⲧⲟⲟⲧⲉϭⲱϣⲧⲉⲡⲉⲕⲣ̄ⲡⲉⲉⲧⲟⲩⲁⲁⲃ – Will I again look to your holy temple?
  • ⲙⲏⲉϥⲛⲁϯⲛⲁϥⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲱⲛⲉ – Will he give him a stone?
  • ⲙⲏⲧⲓⲁⲛⲟⲕⲡⲉ – Is it me? Am I him?
  • ⲉⲓⲉⲡⲱⲥϭⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲟⲉⲓⲁⲛ – How come you don’t understand?

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-03-27

  • ⲟⲩⲟⲩⲇⲉⲡⲉⲉⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛⲟⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ But what is the knowledge of God?
  • ⲟⲩⲁϣⲙ̄ⲙⲓⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ – What type of woman is she?
  • ⲉϥⲧⲱⲛⲡⲉⲕⲓⲱⲧ – Where is your father?
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲉⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗⲧⲱⲛ – Where are you from?
  • ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉⲧⲛⲁⲩ – When will that happen?

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-02-24

  • ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩⲁⲕⲕⲁⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲥⲱⲕ – My god, why have you left me?
  • ϫⲉⲟⲩⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲃⲱⲗⲙ̄ⲙⲟϥ – Why do you loose it?
  • ⲁϣⲡⲉⲡⲛⲟϭ – What is bigger? Which is bigger?
  • ⲛ̄ⲁϣⲛ̄ϩⲉⲡⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ – How will that happen?
  • ⲁϩⲣⲟⲕⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ̈ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ – What have you to do with me, Jesus?
  • ⲧⲉⲥϩⲓⲙⲉⲉⲣⲉⲟⲩⲉϣⲟⲩⲛⲙ̄ⲙⲁⲓ̈ – Woman, what do you want with me?
  • ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲏⲧⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲛ̄ⲟⲉⲓⲕ – How much bread do you have?

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2016-01-23

Interrogative pronouns

  • ⲛⲓⲙ who? what?
  • ⲟⲩ – what?
  • ⲉⲧⲃⲉⲟⲩwhy?
  • ϫⲉⲟⲩ – why?
  • ⲁϣwho? what? which?
  • ⲛ̄ⲁϣⲛ̄ϩⲉ – how? however?
  • ⲁϩⲣⲟ- – what is? why?
  • ⲟⲩⲏⲣ, ⲟⲩⲏⲣⲉ – how much? how long? how big?
  • ⲧⲱⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲛ – where?
  • ⲉⲧⲱⲛ – where to?
  • ⲉⲃⲟⲗⲧⲱⲛ – where from?
  • ⲧⲛⲁⲩ – when?
  • ϣⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ – until when?
  • ⲡⲱⲥ – how? how come?
  • ⲉⲛⲉ, ⲉϣϫⲉ, ⲉⲓⲉ, ϩⲓⲉ, ⲁⲣⲁ, ⲙⲏ, ⲙⲏⲧⲓ, ⲉⲓⲙⲏⲧⲓ [initial interrogative particles]