Index of Coptic Terms

 

Term

Usage

Section

a

a\

1 (cardinal number)

§117

a\

1000 (two overlines; cardinal number)

§117

a

for o (letter name = ou)

§15

a-

prefix for some imperatives

§239

a-, a=

verbal prefix, I Perfect

§200

an

Negative Particle

§396.2

for anon ‘we’

§45

an-

Collective Numeral Prefix

§64

an=

‘beauty’

§38

ang-

Construct of anok ‘I

§45, 46

ara

Interrogative Particle

§346.2

arhu

‘perhaps’

§281

arh`=

‘end’

§38

a.s.4wpe

‘it happened’

§232

 at-

Privative Prefix

§63

au-

for aou-

§85n

auw

‘and’

§290

 auw  on

‘moreover, furthermore’

§291

 aouhr

‘about how much?’

§344i

a4

‘who?, what?

§344

‘a certain’

§344

a6ro=

‘why?’

§344

a`n- (e`n-),
a`nt= (e`nt=)

‘without’

§278

b

b\

2 (cardinal number)

§117

b

for 3

§5b

b-

for n-

§10

bol

adverb

§281

g

g\

3 (cardinal number)

§117

d

d\

4 (cardinal number)

§117

d

replaced by t (letter name = tau)

§2

e

e\

5 (cardinal number)

§117

e\

6 (cardinal number)

§117

e-

Noun Prefix

§261

Verbal Prefix

§197a n., 231, 352

Characteristic of II tenses

§186, 192, 206, 211

e-, ero=

‘to, concerning'

§261

indicating object

§331, 332

in compound prepositions

§273

+ Simple Infinitive

§251

+ Causative Infinitive

§256

-e

Feminine ending

§56-7

ebol

Adverb

§282

eboltwn

‘whence?’

§345

ebol6n--

Forming the equivalent of an Adjectival Predicate

§303

ebol`e

‘because’

§373

ei

= consonantal i

§4

eie (eeie)

Interrogative Particle

§346

Introducing Apodosis of Conditional Clause

§376

eiep-

Noun Prefix

§60

eier-

Noun Prefix

§61

eis also

eis 6hhte

‘lo, behold’

§296

eis 6hhne and

eis 6hhpe

Agreement in gender + number

§296n

eiat=

‘eye’

§38, 185

eie6-

Noun Prefix

§61

emate

'Very'

§115

en-

for ene-

§346.1

ene-

Interrogative Particle

§346

Introducing Irreal Conditions

§380

enere-, ene-

Relative Imperfect

§351, 359

enta-

Relative Perfect

§360

ene6

‘ever’

§281

ere-

Verbal Prefix (cf also II Present, II Fut, III Fut)

§197a.n, 352

ero=  (cf e-)

 

 

erwtn-

Preposition ‘to, for, from’

§261

er4an

Verbal Prefix of Conditional

§377

Temporal

§393

et-

Relative Particle

§355-56, 360

etbe-, etbhht=

‘on account of’

§274

etbeou

‘on account of what?’

§344

etbe`e

‘because’

§373

ete-e-

Relative Particle and Verbal Prefix

§361-3

   etem-pe

as an Interrogative

§361.2

etwn

‘whither?’

§345

etere-

Relative Particle and Verbal Prefix

§357

etetn-a

for etetn-na

§211n

ete4are-

for e4are-

§359n

e4wpe

in Conditional Clause

§379

e4wpe m-mon

‘otherwise’

§379n

e4are-

Verbal Prefix II Habitude

§206

Relative of Habitude

§351, 59

e4`e

‘if’

§375

e4`pe

in Apodosis of Irreal Condition

§381

ea3- for n-ta3

 

§231.1

e6e

‘yes’

§348

z

z\

7 (cardinal number)

§117

z

rarely used

§2

h

h\

8 (cardinal number)

§117

q

q\

9 (cardinal number)

§117

q

= tz

§3, 174

qhbais

misused form

§95

qalassa

misused form

§95

i

i\

10 (cardinal number)

§117

10,000 (two overlines; cardinal number)

§117

i

semi-consonant

§4

-i

1st sing suffix

§35, 39

 ei

= consonantal i

§4

k

k\

20 (cardinal number)

§117

k

for g

§2

-k

2 masc sing suffix

§35

ke

‘other, also’

§111-13

kan

‘although’

§384

koun=

‘bosom’

§38

kesop

‘again’

§281

kataro=

Prepositional form of Greek kata ‘according to’

 

l

l\

 30 (cardinal number)

§117

l for n-

 Assimilation

§10.2