ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ (ntoou) – Sahidic
- ⲛⲧⲁⲩ (ntau) – Akhmimic, Fayyumic
Etymology
From Egyptian ntw (“they”).
|
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʔənˈtʰoːw/
Pronoun
ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ • (ǹthōou)
- (Bohairic) they (third-person plural personal pronoun)
See also
Bohairic independent personal pronouns
Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|
1st person | ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ (ànok) | ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ (ànon) | |
2nd person | m | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ (ǹthok) | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten) |
f | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ (ǹtho) | ||
3rd person | m | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ (ǹthof) | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou) |
f | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ (ǹthos) |
References
- Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 11
- Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 113