Category Archives: Egyptian

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]

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2015-10-19

  • ⲁϥⲧⲕⲧⲉⲓ̈ⲁⲧϥHe looked around; he turned his eye.
  • ⲁϥⲱϩⲉⲉⲣⲁⲧϥ̄ He has placed himself.
  • ⲛⲁϣⲉⲥⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲥ̄ Her price is high.
  • ⲁⲥϭⲟϣⲧ̄ⲉϩⲟⲩⲛⲉϩⲣⲁϥ She looked at his face.
  • ⲡⲉⲩⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲡⲉϩⲏⲧⲟⲩ Their god is their belly.
  • ⲁϥϯϩⲧⲏϥ He observed.

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2015-08-16

  • ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ I am a servant.
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟYou are the king.
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩ You are the mother.
  • ⲡⲉⲥⲥⲟⲛⲡⲉHe is her brother.
  • ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲁⲧⲉShe is Mary.
  • ⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲉ We are witnesses.
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ You are the prophets.
  • ⲛⲁⲓ̈ⲛⲉ They are these (i.e. they are the following).

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2015-07-15

  • ⲁⲛⲅ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥI am a prophet
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲕ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ you (sing, masc.) are a prophet
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ you (sing, fem.) are a prophet
  • ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥⲡⲉ he is a prophet
  • ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥⲧⲉ she is a prophet
  • ⲁⲛⲟⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥⲁⲛϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥwe are prophets
  • ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥyou (pi.) are prophets
  • ϩⲉⲛⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥⲛⲉthey are prophets

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉ – 2015-06-13

Match the columns:

ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉEnglish
ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉ in the sky
ⲡⲧⲏⲣⲫ̄ effort
ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉ brother
ⲛ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉ the Universe
ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧ pain
ϩⲓⲥⲉ my father
ⲥⲟⲛ the face
ⲑⲉ by the god
ⲉϯⲣⲉ (one) that does
ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧ piece
ⲫⲟ the bride
ⲗⲉⲯⲉ to stick
ⲙⲟⲭⲥ to the men
ⲗⲱⲝ the way
Correct answers:
ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣⲙ̄ⲛ̄ⲕⲏⲙⲉEnglish
ϩⲛ̄ⲧⲡⲉin the sky
ⲡⲧⲏⲣⲫ̄the Universe
ⲛ̄ⲛ̄ⲣⲱⲙⲉto the men
ⲛ̄ⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉby the god
ⲡⲁⲉⲓⲱⲧmy father
ϩⲓⲥⲉeffort
ⲥⲟⲛbrother
ⲑⲉthe way
ⲉϯⲣⲉ(one) that does
ⲧϣⲉⲗⲉⲉⲧthe bride
ⲫⲟthe face
ⲗⲉⲯⲉpiece
ⲙⲟⲭⲥpain
ⲗⲱⲝto stick
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