Coptic Vocabulary List for Beginners

Coptic Word

Meaning

Aga;oc

good, righteous

agapy

love

aggeloc

angel

A;anatoc

(Gk) immortal

Aly;oc

truly

alla

but

`alou

boy

anactacic

(Gk) resurrection

anzyb

school

Anok

I (masculine & feminine)

`anon

we

axioc

(Gk) worthy

ar,y

(Gk) beginning, origin

ar,on

ruler, governor

atooui

morning

`ave

head

As> ou

what?

`asi

to hang up, crucify

Ajp

hour

ajpia

Book of the hours

a[ne

without

Baki

town

Bal

eye

Bwk

servant

bwki

maidservant

Gar

for, because

genoc

race, family

`gravy

book, writing, Holy Book

De

(Gk) but, however, now, and

demwn

demon

Di`aboloc

(Gk) devil

dikeoc

just

Doxa

(Gk) glory

`ebyl

except

`ebiaik

servants

`ebol

out, away

`ebolqen> `ebolha

from

E;be

for, because of, concerning

E;noc

people, nation

E;ouab

holy

Ek`klyci`a

Church

eneh

forever, eternal

entoly

commandment

`epecyt

down

`e`pswi

upward

`eron

to us

`ecwou

sheep

`ete`mmau

that, those

euaggelion

(Gk) Gospel, good news

eulogytoc

(Gk) blessed

eu,y

(Gk) prayer

`ewn

eon, age

eswp

when

`eqoun

in

`ehoou

day

`ejen> hijen

on

`ejwrh

night

Yi

house, family

Yppe

behold

Yrp

wine

;ai

this (singular feminine)

`;myi

righteous

`i

to come

`ini

to bring

ioh

moon

`iri

to do, make

Iw

donkey

Iwt

father

Kaki`a

evil, vice

Kata

according to 

Kas

pen, pencil

Kahi

earth, soil

ka]

to understand

kocmoc

(Gk) world, universe

kouji

small, few

Ku;ara

(Gk) lyre

logoc

(Gk) word

ma

place

magoc

magician

mairwmi

lover of mankind

makarioc

(Gk) blessed

Man`ecwou

shepherd

Mau

mother

Me;my

truth

menenca

after, following

menre

to love, like

menrit

beloved

metouro

kingdom

my]

middle, midst

Mys

crowd, multitude, bunch

Mici

to give birth to

`mmau

there

`mnai

here

molh

candle

monogenyc

(Gk) only begotten

mocikon

(Gk) music

Mou

death

mosi

to walk

muctyrion

(Gk) mystery

`mvoou

today

`m`vry]

as, like

Mwit

road, way

mwou

water

Nai

these (masculine & feminine), to have mercy

Nane

good

Nau

to look

nahren

before, in the presence of

nah]

to believe

Nem

and (to add nouns), with

Nyb

master, mistress

nyctia

(Gk) fast

`n;o

you (singular feminine)

`n;ok

you (singular masculine)

`n;oc

she

`n;of

he

`n;wten

you (plural)

`n;wou

they

Niben

every

Nim

who?

nivyoui

heavens

nis]

great, large, many

Nobi

sin

nou]

God

nohem

save

`nje

namely, that is

on

again, also

oube

against, opposite

ouinam

right, right hand

ounof

to rejoice

Ouoh

and

Ouro

king

Ourw

queen

outah

fruit

ouwini

light

Ouwm

to eat

ouwnh

reveal, appear

ouwrp

to send

ouwst

to worship

`ohi

to stand

Par;enia

(Gk) virginity

Pe

to be

pictoc

faithful

`pneumatikon

spiritual

`prepi

(Gk) proper, befitting

`precbia

intercession

`precbuteroc

priest, elder

`proceu,y

(Gk) prayer

`provytikon

prophetic

rako]

Alexandria

Ran

name

rac]

tomorrow

rasi

to rejoice

ry]

likeness, manner

Ri

room, cell

Ro

door, gate, mouth

rouhi

evening

rwmi

man, human

calpigx

trumpet

camenhe

behind, after

Carx

flesh, body

Caji

to speak, talk

Cyfi

sword, knife

`c;oinoufi

perfume

`cmarwout

to be blessed

`cmy

voice, sound

`cnyou

brothers

Con

brother

Coj

fool

cuggenyc

relative, kin

cunagwgy

synagogue

cwma

(Gk) body

Cwni

sister

cwtem

to hear

Cwjp

rest of, remain over

cw]

save, rescue

`cqai

to write

`chimi

woman

Taio

honor

tal[o

cease, heal

tanqo

to be alive, keep alive

taxic

(Gk) order, position

tyren

all of us

tyrou

all of them

Toou`i

morning

Tote

(Gk) then, at that time

Totc

chair

twoun

to arise, get up

Vai

this (singular masculine)

vasi

1y2

Ve

heaven, sky

vyoui

heavens

vorsi

table

Vwt

to run, flee

,aki

darkness

,aricma

(Gk) grace, gift

,ere

(Gk) greeting

,ymi

Egypt

`,lom

crown

,w

to place, put

,wra

district, country

'u,y

soul, earthly life

w;en

(Gk) therefore

Wik

bread

Wli

to hold, gather, lift

Wmc

baptize, sink

Wni

rock, stone

Wnq

life

Ws

to read, lesson

Sai

nose, feast, to shine, to rise

Sau

cat

sasf

7

Se

to go

selet

bride

sennoufi

good news

sep`hmot

to thank

Seri

daughter, girl

Syri

son

`slyl

to pray

soury

censer

`sveri

friend (feminine)

`svyr

friend (masculine)

Swm

summer

swpi

to become, happen, dwell

swrp

to be early

Swt

to cut

Fai

to carry

qello

old man, monk

Qen

in, with, by, at

Hai

husband

hamse

carpenter

`hbyoui

tasks, things

hemci

to sit

hyppe

behold

Hyt

heart, mind

`h;o

horse

hiyb

lamb

hina

in order that

hiomi

women

hiryny

(Gk) peace, harmony

hiwis

to proclaim, preach

hijen

on, upon, over

`hmot

grace

humnoc

hymn

hwb

work, task, thing

hwou

evil

hwc

to sing, chant

jij

hand

jom

power, might

jw

to say

jwm

book

[alauj

feet

[i

to take, receive

[ici

exalt, magnify

`[rompi

dove

]

to give

]nou

now

]ho

beseech, direct

(Gk) means Greek loan word

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