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

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

Notes

• Coptic notes

References

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