English–Sahidic Coptic Dictionary

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Word	Part of speech	Translation	Example
I	pronoun	ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	I am here now. ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϯϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
he	pronoun	ⲛⲧⲟϥ	He is my friend. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ.
she	pronoun	ⲛⲧⲟⲥ	She is in the house. ⲛⲧⲟⲥ ϩⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ.
we	pronoun	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	We are very happy today. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛϩⲏⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
they	pronoun	ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ	They are in the city. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ.
who	pronoun	ⲛⲓⲙ	Who is at the door? ⲛⲓⲙ ⲡⲉ ⲉϥϩⲓⲣⲁⲧϥ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ?
to go	verb	ⲃⲱⲕ	They go to the house. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ.
to come	verb	ⲉⲓ	Come to my house tomorrow. ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲁⲏⲓ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ.
to see	verb	ⲛⲁⲩ	I see the bright sun. ϯⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲡⲣⲏ ⲉϥⲟⲩⲟⲛϩ.
to know	verb	ⲥⲟⲩⲛ	I know that story well. ϯⲥⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲡⲁϣⲁϫⲉ ⲕⲁⲗⲱⲥ.
to give	verb	ϯ	Give me the book now. ⲙⲁ ϩⲁ ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
to say	verb	ϫⲱ	Say the true word clearly. ϫⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲥⲁⲃⲱⲥ.
to look	verb	ⲛⲁⲩ	Look at the blue sky. ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉⲧⲡⲉ ⲉⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁ.
to eat	verb	ⲟⲩⲱⲙ	We eat bread every day. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ.
to drink	verb	ⲥⲱ	They drink water in morning. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲥⲱ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ϩⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ.
to sleep	verb	ⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ	The child sleeps at night. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲛⲕⲟⲧⲕ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.
to read	verb	ⲱϣ	I read this good book. ϯⲱϣ ⲙⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
to write	verb	ⲥϩⲁⲓ	She writes her name here. ⲧⲥϩⲁⲓ ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲣⲁⲛ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ.
to speak	verb	ϣⲁϫⲉ	They speak one language here. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲟⲩⲁ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ.
to hear	verb	ⲥⲱⲧⲙ	I hear the beautiful music. ϯⲥⲱⲧⲙ ⲉⲧⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ.
to love	verb	ⲙⲉ	We love our family greatly. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲙⲉ ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
to live	verb	ⲱⲛϩ	They live in the city. ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲉⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ.
to die	verb	ⲙⲟⲩ	All people die one day. ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲉⲛⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ.
to open	verb	ⲟⲩⲱⲛ	Open the door for me. ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲓ.
person	noun	ⲣⲱⲙⲉ	Every person has a name. ⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲛⲓⲙ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ.
man	noun	ⲣⲱⲙⲉ	The man walks home now. ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲉϥⲏⲓ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
woman	noun	ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ	The woman carries water home. ⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲥϥⲓ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ.
child	noun	ϣⲏⲣⲉ	The child drinks warm milk. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ϥⲥⲱ ⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ.
boy	noun	ⲁⲗⲟⲩ	The boy reads a book. ⲡⲁⲗⲟⲩ ϥⲱϣ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ.
girl	noun	ⲁⲗⲟⲩ
family	noun	ⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ	My family lives here now. ⲡⲁⲅⲉⲛⲟⲥ ϥⲱⲛϩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
mother	noun	ⲙⲁⲁⲩ	My mother is at home. ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲡⲏⲓ.
father	noun	ⲉⲓⲱⲧ	His father works in town. ⲡⲉϥⲉⲓⲱⲧ ϥⲣϩⲱⲃ ϩⲛ ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ.
friend	noun	ϣⲃⲓⲣ	My friend comes today. ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ ϥⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
house	noun	ⲏⲓ	The house is very big. ⲡⲏⲓ ⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
home	noun	ⲏⲓ	We go home at evening. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ ϩⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ.
city	noun	ⲃⲁⲕⲓ	This city is very old. ⲧⲉⲓⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
world	noun	ⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ	The world is very wide. ⲡⲕⲟⲥⲙⲟⲥ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
time	noun	ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ	Time goes very quickly. ⲡⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓϣ ϥⲃⲱⲕ ϩⲁϩⲧⲏϥ.
day	noun	ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ	The day is long now. ⲡⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
night	noun	ⲉⲩϣⲏ	The night is cold here. ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲟ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ.
morning	noun	ϣⲱⲣⲡ	I work every morning here. ϯⲣϩⲱⲃ ⲙⲙⲏⲛⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ.
evening	noun	ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ	We eat bread in evening. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲟⲉⲓⲕ ϩⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ.
month	noun	ⲁⲃⲟⲧ	This month is very hot. ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲃⲟⲧ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
year	noun	ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ	This year is new. ⲧⲉⲓⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉ ⲃⲃⲉⲣⲉ.
today	adverb	ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ	I come to you today. ϯⲉⲓ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
tomorrow	adverb	ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ	We go there tomorrow morning. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲣⲁⲥⲧⲉ ϩⲛ ⲡϣⲱⲣⲡ.
yesterday	adverb	ⲥⲁϥ	He came here yesterday evening. ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲁϥⲉⲓ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ⲥⲁϥ ϩⲛ ⲣⲟⲩϩⲉ.
now	adverb	ϯⲛⲟⲩ	Come here now, my friend. ⲁⲙⲟⲩ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ ϯⲛⲟⲩ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ.
sun	noun	ⲣⲏ	The sun is very hot. ⲡⲣⲏ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
moon	noun	ⲓⲟϩ	The moon shines at night. ⲡⲓⲟϩ ϥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ.
star	noun	ⲥⲓⲟⲩ	A star appears in sky. ⲟⲩⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲥⲟⲩⲱⲛϩ ϩⲛ ⲧⲡⲉ.
sky	noun	ⲧⲡⲉ	The sky is blue today. ⲧⲡⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
earth	noun	ⲕⲁϩ	The earth is our home. ⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲉⲛⲏⲓ.
fire	noun	ⲭⲣⲱⲙ	The fire is very hot. ⲡⲭⲣⲱⲙ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
water	noun	ⲙⲟⲟⲩ	The water is cold now. ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
tree	noun	ϣⲓⲛⲉ	The tree is very high. ⲡϣⲓⲛⲉ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
mountain	noun	ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	The mountain is very high. ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
river	noun	ⲓⲉⲣⲟ	The river has much water. ⲡⲓⲉⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
sea	noun	ⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ	The sea is very wide. ⲧⲑⲁⲗⲁⲥⲥⲁ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
bread	noun	ⲟⲉⲓⲕ	The bread is warm today. ⲡⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲟ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
fish	noun	ⲧⲃⲧ	We eat fish today. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲧⲃⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
milk	noun	ⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ	The milk is warm now. ⲡⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲟ ⲛϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
head	noun	ⲁⲡⲉ	My head hurts today. ⲡⲁⲁⲡⲉ ⲥⲱⲛⲧ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
eye	noun	ⲃⲁⲗ	Her eye is beautiful. ⲡⲉⲥⲃⲁⲗ ⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ.
mouth	noun	ⲣⲟ	Open your mouth now. ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ⲙⲡⲣⲟ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
hand	noun	ϭⲓϫ	My hand is very strong. ⲧⲁϭⲓϫ ⲥⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲣ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
foot	noun	ⲣⲁⲧ	His foot is very small. ⲧⲉϥⲣⲁⲧ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
heart	noun	ϩⲏⲧ	Her heart is full love. ⲡⲉⲥϩⲏⲧ ⲙⲉϩ ⲛⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ.
name	noun	ⲣⲁⲛ	My name is written here. ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲛ ⲥϩⲏϧ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ.
book	noun	ϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ	This book is very good. ⲡⲉⲓϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
word	noun	ϣⲁϫⲉ	That word is not true. ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ.
language	noun	ⲁⲥⲡⲉ	Their language is very old. ⲧⲟⲩⲁⲥⲡⲉ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
work	noun	ϩⲱⲃ	My work is very hard. ⲡⲁϩⲱⲃ ⲟ ⲛⲥⲁϩⲏⲩ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
love	noun	ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ	Love makes life beautiful. ⲧⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲥⲣ ⲙⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
music	noun	ⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ	The music sounds very beautiful. ⲧⲙⲟⲩⲥⲓⲕⲏ ⲥⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
story	noun	ϣⲁϫⲉ	That story is very old. ⲡϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
thing	noun	ϩⲱⲃ	This thing is very small. ⲡⲉⲓϩⲱⲃ ⲟ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
life	noun	ⲱⲛϩ	Life is a good gift. ⲡⲱⲛϩ ⲟⲩⲇⲱⲣⲟⲛ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
door	noun	ⲣⲟ	The door is open now. ⲡⲣⲟ ⲟⲩⲱⲛ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
table	noun	ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ	The book is on table. ⲡϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ϩⲓϫⲛ ⲧⲧⲣⲁⲡⲉⲍⲁ.
good	adjective	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ	This bread is good. ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲉⲓⲕ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ.
big	adjective	ⲛⲛⲟϭ	The house is very big. ⲡⲏⲓ ⲟ ⲛⲛⲟϭ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
small	adjective	ⲕⲟⲩⲓ	The child has small hands. ⲡϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁϥ ⲛϩⲉⲛϭⲓϫ ⲛⲕⲟⲩⲓ.
new	adjective	ⲃⲃⲉⲣⲉ	I have a new book. ⲟⲩⲛⲧⲁⲓ ⲛⲟⲩϫⲱⲱⲙⲉ ⲙⲃⲃⲉⲣⲉ.
old	adjective	ϩⲁⲉ	That city is very old. ⲧⲃⲁⲕⲓ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲁⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
long	adjective	ϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ	The road is very long. ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲟ ⲛϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
high	adjective	ϫⲟⲥⲉ	The mountain is very high. ⲡⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϫⲟⲥⲉ ⲉⲙⲁⲧⲉ.
hot	adjective	ϩⲟⲧ	The water is hot now. ⲡⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲟ ⲛϩⲟⲧ ϯⲛⲟⲩ.
cold	adjective	ϩⲓⲥⲉ	The night is cold here. ⲧⲉⲩϣⲏ ⲟ ⲛϩⲓⲥⲉ ϩⲙ ⲡⲉⲓⲙⲁ.
beautiful	adjective	ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩⲥ	The flower is beautiful today.
true	adjective	ⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ	This word is true. ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ.
full	adjective	ⲙⲉϩ	The cup is full now.
strong	adjective	ϫⲱⲣ	That man is strong. ⲡⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲧⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲟ ⲛϫⲱⲣ.
blue	adjective	ⲥⲁ	The sky is blue today. ⲧⲡⲉ ⲥⲟ ⲛⲥⲁ ⲙⲡⲟⲟⲩ.
black	adjective	ⲕⲁⲙ	The night is black outside.
white	adjective	ⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ	The milk is white. ⲡⲉⲣⲱϣⲉ ⲟ ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁϣ.
not	adverb	ⲁⲛ	This word is not true. ⲡⲉⲓϣⲁϫⲉ ⲛⲁⲗⲏⲑⲏⲥ ⲁⲛ.
with	preposition	ⲛⲙ̄	I come with my friend. ϯⲉⲓ ⲛⲙ̄ ⲡⲁϣⲃⲓⲣ.
to	preposition	ⲉ	We go to the house. ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲧⲛⲃⲱⲕ ⲉⲡⲏⲓ.