Coptic

Conjugate Verbs

Introduction

Coptic is the final stage of the Egyptian language, a northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the seventeenth century. eral distinct Coptic dialects are identified, the most prominent of which are Sahidic and Bohairic.

Coptic is the liturgical language of the Coptic Church. Estimated 6,500,000 Coptic Christians worldwide.

Alphabet

Egyptian began to be written using the Greek alphabet in the first century. The new writing system became the Coptic script, an adapted Greek alphabet with the addition of six to seven signs from the demotic script to represent Egyptian sounds the Greek language did not have. Sev

The verb

Sample verb: κωτ (kōt)

Present

sg.1	tikōt	ϯκωτ
sg.2 m	kkōt	κκωτ
sg.2 f	tekōt	τεκωτ
sg.3 m	fkōt	ϥκωτ
sg.3 f	skōt	ϲκωτ
pl.1	tənkōt	τν̅κωτ
pl.2	tetənkōt	τετν̅κωτ
pl.3	sekōt	ϲεκωτ

Future

sg.1	tinakōt	ϯνακωτ
sg.2 m	knakōt	κνακωτ
sg.2 f	tenakōt	τενακωτ
sg.3 m	fnakōt	ϥνακωτ
sg.3 f	snakōt	ϲνακωτ
pl.1	tənnakōt	τν̅νακωτ
pl.2	tetnakōt	τετνακωτ
pl.3	senakōt	ϲενακωτ

Verblist

ⲁⲙⲁϩⲓ, ⲁⲛⲑⲁϣ, ⲁⲛⲧⲁϣ, ⲁⲛⲁⲭⲱⲣⲉⲓ, ⲁⲣⲉϩ, ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ, ⲁϣⲉ, ⲃⲁⲡⲧⲓⲍⲉ, ⲃⲁⲥⲁⲛⲓⲍⲉ, ⲇⲟⲉⲓⲙ, ⲉⲙⲓ, ⲉⲛⲕⲟⲧ, ⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲕ, ⲉⲣⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ, ⲉⲣⲙⲁⲥⲧⲓⲅⲅⲟⲓⲛ, ⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ, ⲉⲣⲛⲱⲓⲕ, ⲉⲣⲡⲉⲙⲡϣⲁ, ⲉⲣⲣⲱⲙⲓ, ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲣⲝ, ⲉⲣⲧⲓⲙⲁⲛ, ⲉⲣⲟⲩⲱⲓⲛⲓ, ⲉⲣⲫⲙⲉⲩⲓ, ⲉⲣⲫⲟⲣⲓⲛ, ⲉⲣⲫⲁϧⲣⲓ, ⲉⲣⲯⲁⲗⲓⲛ, ⲉⲣϣⲏⲣⲓ, ⲉⲣϩⲱⲃ, ⲉⲣϩⲙⲟⲧ, ⲉⲣϩⲟϯ, ⲉⲣϩⲏⲧⲥ, ⲉⲣϩⲟⲩⲟ, ⲑⲁϥ, ⲑⲓϧⲓ, ⲓ, ⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ, ⲓ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ, ⲓⲗⲓ, ⲓⲛⲓ, ⲓⲛⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϣⲟⲩϣⲱⲟⲩϣⲓ, ⲉⲓⲣⲉ, ⲓⲣⲓ, ⲉⲓϣⲉ, ⲕⲱ, ⲕⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ, ⲕⲃⲟ, ⲕⲗⲉⲙⲗⲉⲙ, ⲕⲓⲙ, ⲕⲏⲣⲩⲥⲥⲉ, ⲕⲱⲥ, ⲕⲁϯ, ⲕⲱϯ, ⲗⲱⲃϣ, ⲗⲓⲙⲓ, ⲙⲉ, ⲙⲉⲓ, ⲙⲉⲓⲉ, ⲙⲟⲩ, ⲙⲕⲁϩ, ⲙⲗⲁϧ, ⲙⲟⲩⲛ, ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ-, ⲙⲓⲥⲉ, ⲙⲓⲥⲓ, ⲙⲟⲥϯ, ⲙⲟⲩϯ, ⲙⲉⲧⲙⲉⲑⲣⲉ, ⲙⲉⲩⲓ, ⲙⲟϣⲓ, ⲙⲉϩ, ⲙⲉⳋⲏⲗ, ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ, ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲙ, ⲛⲟⲩⲧⲉⲙ, ⲛⲁⲩ, ⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ, ⲛⲉϩⲥⲓ, ⲛⲁϩϯ, ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲇⲟⲩ, ⲡⲓⲥⲧⲉⲩⲉ, ⲣⲓⲙⲉ, ⲣⲓⲙⲓ, ⲣⲁϣⲓ, ⲣⲱϧⲓ, ⲣⲱϩⲉ, ⲥⲓ, ⲥⲱ, ⲥⲉⲃⲓ, ⲥⲟⲃϯ, ⲥⲑⲟⲓ, ⲥⲟⲩⲕ, ⲥⲓⲛⲉ, ⲥⲓⲛⲓ, ⲥⲱⲛⲧ, ⲥⲱⲣ, ⲥⲓⲧⲉ, ⲥⲓϯ, ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ, ⲥⲱⲟⲩⲛ, ⲥⲱϥ, ⲥϧⲁⲓ, ⲥⲁϫⲓ, ⲧⲁⲓⲟ, ⲧⲉ, ϯ, ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲟ, ⲧⲱⲃϩ, ⲧⲁⲕⲁ, ϯⲕⲁϯ, ϯⲁⲗϭⲟ, ⲧⲁⲙⲟ, ϯⲱⲙⲥ, ϯⲡⲓ, ϯⲥⲃⲱ, ϯⲱⲟⲩ, ⲧⲟⲟⲩ, ϯϩⲉ, ϯϩⲟ, ϯϩⲁⲡ, ϯϫⲟⲙ, ⲟⲩⲱⲙ, ⲟⲩⲱⲛ, ⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ, ⲟⲩⲱⲣⲡ, ⲟⲩⲱϣ, ⲟⲩⲱϣⲧ, ⲟⲩⲁϩⲟⲩ, ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ, ⲟⲩⲱϫⲉ, ⲫⲓ, ⲫⲟⲣⲉⲓ, ⲫⲓⲥⲓ, ⲫⲱⲧ, ⲭⲁ-, ⲭⲏ, ⲭⲱ, ⲭⲱ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ, ⲱⲗⲓ, ⲱⲛϧ, ⲱⲛϩ, ⲱⲡ, ⲱⲣⲕ, ⲱⲟⲩ, ⲱϣ, ϣⲁⲓ, ϣⲉⲉⲓ, ϣⲑⲁⲙ, ϣⲑⲉⲣⲧⲉⲣ, ϣⲑⲟⲣⲧⲉⲣ, ϣⲗⲏⲗ, ϣⲉⲙϣⲓ, ϣⲓⲛⲓ, ϣⲱⲛⲓ, ϣⲉⲡ-, ϣⲱⲡ, ϣⲱⲡⲉ, ϣⲱⲡⲓ, ϣⲉⲡⲙⲕⲁϩ, ϣⲟⲡϥ, ϣⲉⲡϧⲓⲥⲓ, ϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ, ϣⲁⲣⲓ, ϣⲧⲁⲗⲧⲉⲗ, ϣⲁϫⲉ, ϣϫⲟⲙ, ϥⲁⲓ, ϧⲱⲧⲉⲃ, ϩⲱⲃ, ϩⲱⲃⲥ, ϩⲕⲟ, ϩⲱⲗ, ϩⲗⲟϫ, ϩⲗⲟϭ, ϩⲉⲙⲥⲓ, ϩⲱⲡ, ϩⲱⲣ, ϩⲱⲥ, ϩⲟⲧⲉⲃ, ϩⲱⲧⲃ, ϩⲱⲧⲉⲃ, ϩⲱⲧⲡ, ϩⲟⲟⲩ, ϩⲓⲱⲓϣ, ϩⲟϫϩⲉϫ, ϫⲱ, ϫⲱⲕ, ϫⲱⲓⲗⲓ, ϫⲓⲙⲓ, ϫⲉⲙⲛⲟⲙϯ, ϫⲉⲙϯⲡⲓ, ϫⲉⲙϩⲏⲟⲩ, ϫⲉⲙϫⲟⲙ, ϫⲱⲛⲧ, ϫⲱⲣ, ϫⲉⲣϫⲉⲣ, ϫⲓⲟⲩⲉ, ϫⲟⲩϣⲧ, ϭⲓ, ϭⲓⲙⲱⲓⲧ, ϭⲓⲛⲉ, ϭⲓⲥⲓ, ϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ, ϭⲓⲥⲙⲟⲩ, ϭⲟⲥϫⲉⲥ, ϭⲓⲱⲟⲩ, ϭⲓⲟⲩⲓ, ϭⲟϫⲓ, ϭⲓϫⲟⲙ.

References

• Marjanen, Antti. Johdatus Koptin kieleen. Suomen egyptologinen seura.