Modern Coptic Language 4

Ⲁϥⲧⲉⲗⲉϥⲟⲛ* ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϭⲓⲥⲃⲱ ⲉ̀ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲉϥⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙ̀ⲙⲉⲓ.

Ⲁϥⲉⲣⲉⲧⲓⲛ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲡⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲁⲥϯ ⲉⲧⲉ ⲡ̀ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲡ̀ⲥⲛⲁⲩ. Ⲁⲓϫⲉ ⲙⲓⲟϥ*.

ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲡⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ ϯⲥⲟⲙⲥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲛⲉⲛⲉⲣⲏⲟⲩ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, ⲕⲁⲧⲁ ⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁϩⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡ̀ϫⲓⲛⲧⲉϥϫⲉⲙⲡⲁϣⲓⲛⲓ.

اتصل بي تليفونيا دارس للغة القبطية ويحبها حبا شديدا وطلب أن يزورني غدا يوم الإثنين، ورحبت به، وأتوقع عندما يزورني أن نتحدث معا باللغة القبطية، كعادتنا كلما زارني.

ⲧⲉⲗⲉϥⲟⲛ*: a loan word from colloquial Arabic: يتلفن = to make a telephone call.

Also one can use a loan word of Greek origin : “ⲧⲉⲗⲉⲫ̄ⲟⲛ” :

The superlinear stroke on /ⲫ/ is to pronounce it /f/ not /p/.

ⲁⲓϫⲉ ⲙⲓⲟϥ*: an expression which means: “I said/  he is welcomed”

February 2, 2025

The asterisk indicates a loan or derived word.

علامة النجمة معناها أن الكلمة مشتقة أو مستعارة.

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