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:

• ⲧⲙⲁⲁⲩⲛ̄ⲓ̄ⲥ̄ – the mother of Jesus, Jesus’ mother
• ⲡⲏⲓ̈ⲛ̄ⲟⲩⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ – the 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
• ⲡⲏⲓ̈ⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ – the house of the Lord, the Lord’s house
• ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲙ̄ⲡⲏⲓ̈ – the lord of the house, the house’s owner
• ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲧⲁⲉⲓⲟ – the Lord of glory and honor
• ⲧϭⲟⲙⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲟⲟⲩⲛ̄ⲧⲙⲛ̄ⲧⲣ̄ⲣⲟⲙ̄ⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ – 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
  

Match the words in the two columns:

Vocabulary from Einführung in die koptische Sprache von Uwe-Karsten Plisch

• ⲙⲟⲩ – die
• ⲁⲧⲙⲟⲩ – immortal
• ⲧⲁⲕⲟ – to destroy
• ⲁⲧⲧⲁⲕⲟ – incorruptible
• ϣⲓ, ϣⲓⲧ – to measure
• ⲁⲧϣⲓⲧⲥ̄ – immensurable
• ⲛⲁⲩ – to see
• ⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ – blind
• ⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲥ, ⲁⲧⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲣⲟϥ – invisible
• ϩⲏⲧ – heart, comprehension
• ⲁⲧϩⲏⲧ – unreasonable, foolish
• ϭⲟⲙ – might, power
• ⲁⲧϭⲟⲙ – impossible