ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ (nthōou) — Bohairic
ⲛⲧⲁⲩ (ntau) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian ntw (“they”).

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)
2nd person	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ (n̄to)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ (n̄tōtn̄)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ (n̄tof)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (n̄toou)
3rd person	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ (n̄tos)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (n̄toou)

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

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