Definite Indefinite Articles COPTIC LESSON 13 COPTIC ALPHABETS

Definite & Indefinite Articles COPTIC LESSON 13

COPTIC ALPHABETS

REVIEW QUESTIONS Coptic Name English Aa g =k =e Qq Mm =y Alpha a Ghamma gh, g, n jout 20 `tiou 5 Khai kh Mei m `smyn 8

REVIEW QUESTIONS Coptic Name English i ; f r [ Iota e, ee, y Theeta th, t Fai f Ro r Cheema ch l Lavla L d Delta d, z

RULE FOR THE VITA B Bb= v (before a vowel, except in names) b (otherwise) Examples: hwb qybc Iakwb baki nyb kwbab tebc niben nobi lobs , eroubim noub abwk `mbo

COPTIC READING – PART 4 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. a, e, ad ed wd a. B eb wb ar er am em wm a. C ec y, i, yd id o, w, od yb ob ib yr ir or wr ym im om yc ic oc

COPTIC BIBLE VERSES Anok pe pi. Alva nem pi. W ]ar, y nem pijwk ebol. "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End. " (Rev 1: 8) Anok pe piwik `nte `pwnq. "I am the Bread of life. " (Jn 6: 35) Anok pe `vouwini `mpikocmoc. "I am the light of the world. " (Jn 8: 12) Matai `epekiwt nem tekmau. "Honor your father and your mother. " (Eph 6: 2)

INDEFINITE ARTICLES v ou = a, an v oujwm = a book v oumolh = a candle v outotc = a chair v oukas = a pencil v ouws = a lesson v ou`ajp = a watch v han = s, some v hanjwm = books v hanmolh = candles v hantotc = chairs v hankas = pencils v hanws = lessons v han`ajp = watches

DEFINITE ARTICLES 1. pi> `p> `v _ the (singular masculine) v `v if the word starts with b> i> l> m> n> ou> r 2. ]> `t> `; _ the (singular feminine) v `; if the word starts with b> i> l> m> n> ou> r 3. ni _ the (plural)

DEFINITE ARTICLE EXAMPLES 1. piromi pikahi `Vnou] pi`alou piioh 2. `vry picon `psyri ``viwt pibal 3. `pyi `vran piro `pouro `vnyb 4. ]`chimi ]vorsi `tseri ]ourw ]ri 5. ]cwni ]ajp `tve ]sau ]soury 6. `; mau ]`alou ]jij `; nyb nihiomi 7. nicwni nirwmi niran nimau ni`alou 8. nijom niourw nibal nisau ninyb 9. niseri nitotc niio] niourwou nivyou`i

EXERCISE (PART 1) v 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Translate the following into Coptic: The man and the woman Pirwmi nem ]`chimi The brother and the sister Picon nem ]cwni The boy and the girl Pi`alou nem ]`alou The father and the mother `Viwt nem `; mau The sky and the earth `Tve nem pikahi The house and the room `Pyi nem ]ri

EXERCISE (PART 2) v 1. 2. Translate the following into Coptic: The room and the door ]ri nem piro The table and the chair }vorsi nem pitotc 3. The brothers and the sisters Ni`cnyou nem nicwni 4. The fathers and the mothers Niio] nem nimau 5. The women and the men Nihiomi nem nirwmi 6. The boys and the girls Ni`alwou`i nem niseri 7. The kings and the queens Niourwou nem niourw

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