Coptic Class Intermediate Vocabulary List

Coptic Word

Meaning

agora

(Gk) marketplace

aiai

to increase

`alwm

cheese

`alwou`i

young men

`amahi

to rule, power

amen]

hades

amou

come, come you

anomia

(Gk) iniquity, sin

apac

old

areh

to guard, keep, study

arit//

make!, do!

ackytyc

(Gk) hermit

acpi

language

ata[ni

clean, untouched

`avot

glass

asi

to hang

asiri

active, diligent

af

meat

ajpi

hours

beri

new, young

bol

loosen, melt

decpotyc

(Gk) master, lord

`e__

to, at

ebdwmac

week

`ebolha

from

`ebolhiten

through, by means of, by

emi

to know, understand

em`psa

to be worthy

emrw

harbor

en__

to bring

enkot

to sleep

erouw

to reply, speak

ervei

temple, sanctuary

`erw]

milk

`evahou

back, backward

ef;ys

limited

ehne

will, desire

`e`hryi

up

`ejyou

ships

;alacca

(Gk) sea

;ebio

to be humble

;ucia

(Gk) sacrifice, offering

;wn

where?

ie

or

i`nca

to come after

iom

sea, wine press

ioh

moon

Ka;edra

(Gk) seat, head-quarter

kap

string, thread

karpoc

(Gk) fruit

_ke_

other

kemkem

drum, cymbals

kyn

enough

kytoc

whale

kibwtoc

(Gk) box, ark

koi

field

kocmoc

(Gk) world, universe

kot

to turn back

kuriaky

Sunday

kwt

to build

loipon

(Gk) further, hereafter

manerswousi

Altar

me;re

witness, testimony

men

on the one hand

meri

noon

meu`i

to think

myini

sign, miracle

`m;o

face, presence

`mmauat//

alone, only

moc]

to hate

mou

to die

mou e;be

to die from

moui

lion

mou]

to speak, call

moh

to fill, complete

`mpe`m;o

before, in front of

`mhau

tomb

nakhi

pains of travail

nahren

in the presence of

nehci

to wake up

neji

womb, belly

noj

great (nis])

nca

towards

`ncarac]

day after tomorrow

`nta___

and ____

`nhou`o

more

oikoumeny

(Gk) community

omologin

(Gk) to confess

ontwc

(Gk) certainly, indeed

oube

against, in front of

oude

neither, nor

ouyi

indeed, verily

ouyr

how many?

ou`w

to stop, finish

ouwn

to open

ouwnh

to appear

ouwrp

to send

ouws

to want, will, desire

ouws `e

to want to

`ohi `erat//

to stand up

paradoxoc

(Gk) extraordinary

parackeuy

Friday

pe//

belonging to

piracmoc

test, temptation

`plax

(Gk) tablet, flat stone

pornia

(Gk) fornication, unchastity

`procvora

(Gk) gift

rako]

Alexandria

rama`o

rich

rana

to please

refcwnt

creator

ry

sun

rimi

to weep

cabbaton

Saturday

cabe

wise person

camenhe

behind

cyini

physician

cyou

time, season

ci

to be full, satisfied

ciou

star

cok

sackcloth

coni

thief

coutwn

to be upright

covron

(Gk) pure, clean

cohi

to blame, rebuke

cw

to drink

cwnt

created, founded

cwoun

to know

tako

to destroy, corrupt

talo

to lift, offer up

tamo

to tell, inform

tap

horn

tac;o

to bring

tavoc

(Gk) tomb

tebny

beast

tebt

fish

tyr//

all of

toubo

to be pure

toujo

to be safe, preserved

twb

to seal

vat

knees, feet

vas

trap

vwt`nca

to pursue

`,ri`a

need

`,ro

shore, bank

sari

to hit

sasni

to reach, obtain

`sbwt

rod, staff

senhyt qa

to have mercy on

`s;yn

garment, tunic

si

quantity, weight, to measure

sini

to ask

sini `nca

to seek, inquire

`skelkil

bell

sousou

boast

`svyri

wonder, amazement

swk

to dig, depth

swm

summer

swni

to be sick, weak

swousi

sacrifice

swp

to receive, take, buy

fent

worm

firwous

to have care for

qa

under

qajen

before

qelloi

old men, monks

qellw

old woman

qelsiri

young ladies

qyibi

shade, shelter

`q;ai

to be fat

`qryi

lower place

qwteb

to kill, to murder

ha

to, toward

hap

judgement

hy

beginning

hyki

poor

hi

in, on

`hli

anyone, anything

ho

face

honhen

command

`hryri

flower

`hros

to be heavy, difficult

hupar,onta

(Gk) property, wealth

hw//

also

hwimi

wave

hwmi

to trample, beat

ja[y

left, left hand    

jem//

to find (jimi)

jerjer

to play

jyk

to be completed

jimi

to find

jin`wnq

manner of life

joust

to look, consider

`jvo

beget, bring forth

jwlh

to clothe

Jwm`n`cqai

notebook

jwnt

angry

jwou

generation

[alauj

feet

[ioui

to steal

[i`cbw

to learn

[iceu

masters, owners

[i`hbwc

clothing

[oji

to run

[wm

garden

] `e__

to give to

]ma]

enjoy, obtain

]mi

village

]pi

to taste

]`cbw

to teach

]ho

to pray

(Gk) means Greek loan word

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