ⲛⲑⲟⲥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲛⲧⲟⲥ (ntos) — Sahidic
ⲛⲧⲁⲥ (ntas) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian nts (“she”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʔənˈtʰos/

Pronoun

ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ • (ǹthos) f

(Bohairic) she (third-person feminine singular personal pronoun)

See also

Bohairic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ (ànok)	ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ (ànon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ (ǹthok)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten)
2nd person	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ (ǹtho)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ (ǹthof)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou)
3rd person	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ (ǹthos)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou)

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 112

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