ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ
Coptic
Alternative forms
- ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ (nthōou) – Bohairic
- ⲛⲧⲁⲩ (ntau) – Akhmimic, Fayyumic
Etymology
From Egyptian ntw (“they”).
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Pronoun
ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ • (n̄toou)
- (Sahidic) they (third-person plural personal pronoun)
See also
Sahidic independent personal pronouns
| Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (anok) | ⲁⲛⲟⲛ (anon) | |
| 2nd person | m | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ (n̄tok) | ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ (n̄tōtn̄) |
| f | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ (n̄to) | ||
| 3rd person | m | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ (n̄tof) | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (n̄toou) |
| f | ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ (n̄tos) | ||
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