ⲙⲉⲓ

Coptic

Ma'at, depicted with a feather on her head.

Etymology 1

From Demotic mꜣꜥt (“truth”), from Egyptian

(mꜣꜥt, “truth, order, justice”).

Alternative forms

Noun

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) f

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) truth

Etymology 2

From Demotic mr (“to love”), from Egyptian

(mrj, “to love”).

Alternative forms

ⲙⲉ (me) — Sahidic
ⲙⲉⲓⲉ (meie) — Akhmimic
ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Fayyumic

Pronunciation

(Classical Coptic) IPA^(key): /mej~meʔ/
(Late Bohairic) IPA^(key): /maj~maʔ/
(Greco-Bohairic Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /meɪ̯/

Verb

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) (nominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ-, pronominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ⸗, stative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ)

(Bohairic) to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⲙⲉⲓ (Bohairic dialect)

infinitive	affirmative	ⲙⲉⲓ mei	imperative	affirmative	ⲙⲉⲓ mei
infinitive	negative	ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲓ štemmei	imperative	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲓ m̀permei

			singular					plural			nominal
			1st person	2nd person		3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			1st person	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
durative sentence
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
present	basic		ϯⲙⲉⲓ timei	ⲭⲙⲉⲓ khmei	ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ temei	ϥⲙⲉⲓ fmei	ⲥⲙⲉⲓ smei	ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ tenmei	ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ tetenmei	ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ semei	ⲙⲉⲓ mei
	circumstantial		ⲉⲓⲙⲉⲓ eimei	ⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ ekhmei	ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ eremei	ⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ efmei	ⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ esmei	ⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ enmei	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ eretenmei	ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ eumei	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ere- mei
	relative		ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ etimei	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ etekhmei	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ etemei	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ etefmei	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ etesmei	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etenmei	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etetenmei	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ etoumei	ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ete- mei
	preterite		ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ naimei	ⲛⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ nakhmei	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ naremei	ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ nafmei	ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ nasmei	ⲛⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ nanmei	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ naretenmei	ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ naumei	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nare- mei
	focalising		ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ aimei	ⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ akhmei	ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ aremei	ⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ afmei	ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ asmei	ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anmei	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ aretenmei	ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ aumei	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ are- mei
future	basic		ϯⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ tinamei	ⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ khnamei	ⲧⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲓ teramei	ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ fnamei	ⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ snamei	ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ tennamei	ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ tetennamei	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ senamei	ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ namei
	circumstantial		ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ einamei	ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ekhnamei	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ erenamei	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ efnamei	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ esnamei	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ennamei	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ eretennamei	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ eunamei	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ere- namei
	relative		ⲉϯⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etinamei	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etekhnamei	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etenamei	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etefnamei	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etesnamei	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etennamei	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etetennamei	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etounamei	ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ete- namei
	preterite		ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nainamei	ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nakhnamei	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ narenamei	ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nafnamei	ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nasnamei	ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nannamei	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ naretennamei	ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ naunamei	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nare- namei
	focalising		ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ainamei	ⲁⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ akhnamei	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ arenamei	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ afnamei	ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ asnamei	ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ annamei	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ aretennamei	ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ aunamei	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ are- namei
negated with			(ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an
non-durative sentence
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
past	basic	affirmative	ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ aimei	ⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ akhmei	ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ aremei	ⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ afmei	ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ asmei	ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anmei	ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ atetenmei	ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ aumei	ⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ a- mei
	basic	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ m̀pimei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ m̀pekhmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ m̀pemei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pefmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pesmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀penmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀petenmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀poumei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀pe- mei
	circumstantial	affirmative	ⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ eaimei	ⲉⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ eakhmei	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ earemei	ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ eafmei	ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ easmei	ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ eanmei	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ eatetenmei	ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ eaumei	ⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ ea- mei
	circumstantial	negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ em̀pimei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀pekhmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀pemei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pefmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pesmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀penmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀petenmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀poumei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pe- mei
	relative	affirmative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etaimei	ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etakhmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etaremei	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etafmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etasmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etanmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etaretenmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etaumei	ⲉⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ eta- mei
	relative	negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pimei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pekhmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pemei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pefmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pesmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀penmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀petenmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ etm̀poumei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pe- mei
	preterite	affirmative	ⲛⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ neaimei	ⲛⲉⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ neakhmei	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ nearemei	ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ neafmei	ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ neasmei	ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ neanmei	ⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ neatetenmei	ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ neaumei	ⲛⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ nea- mei
	preterite	negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pimei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pekhmei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pemei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pefmei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pesmei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nem̀penmei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nem̀petenmei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ nem̀poumei	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pe- mei
	focalising, precursive	affirmative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etaimei	ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etakhmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etaremei	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etafmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etasmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etanmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etaretenmei	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etaumei	ⲉⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ eta- mei
expectative	basic	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ m̀patimei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ m̀patekhmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ m̀patemei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀patefmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀patesmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀patenmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀patetenmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀patoumei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀pate- mei
	circumstantial	negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ em̀patimei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀patekhmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀patemei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀patefmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀patesmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀patenmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀patetenmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀patoumei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pate- mei
	relative	negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patimei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patekhmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patemei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patefmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patesmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patenmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patetenmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patoumei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pate- mei
	preterite	negative	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patimei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patekhmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patemei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patefmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patesmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patenmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patetenmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patoumei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pate- mei
aorist	basic	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ šaimei	ϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ šakhmei	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ šaremei	ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ šafmei	ϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ šasmei	ϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ šanmei	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ šatetenmei	ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ šaumei	ϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ šare- mei
	basic	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ m̀paimei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ m̀pakhmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ m̀paremei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pafmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pasmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀panmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀paretenmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀paumei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀pare- mei
	circumstantial	affirmative	ⲉϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ ešaimei	ⲉϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ ešakhmei	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ ešaremei	ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ ešafmei	ⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ ešasmei	ⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ ešanmei	ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ešatetenmei	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ ešaumei	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ešare- mei
	circumstantial	negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ em̀paimei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀pakhmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀paremei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pafmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pasmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀panmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀paretenmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀paumei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pare- mei
	relative	affirmative	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etšaimei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etšakhmei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etšaremei	ⲉⲧϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etšafmei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etšasmei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etšanmei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etšatetenmei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etšaumei	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etšare- mei
	relative	negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paimei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pakhmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paremei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pafmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pasmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀panmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paretenmei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paumei	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pare- mei
	preterite	affirmative	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ našaimei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ našakhmei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ našaremei	ⲛⲁϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ našafmei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ našasmei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ našanmei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ našatetenmei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ našaumei	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ našare- mei
	preterite	negative	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paimei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pakhmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paremei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pafmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pasmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀panmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paretenmei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paumei	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pare- mei
	focalising	affirmative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ em̀paimei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀pakhmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀paremei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pafmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pasmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀panmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀paretenmei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀paumei	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pare- mei
optative	basic	affirmative	ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲉⲓ eiemei	ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲓ ekemei	ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ eremei	ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲓ efemei	ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ esemei	ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ enemei	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ eretenemei	ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲉⲓ euemei	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ere- mei
optative	basic	negative	ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ǹnamei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ ǹnekhmei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ ǹnemei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ ǹnefmei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ ǹnesmei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹnenmei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹnetenmei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ǹnoumei	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ǹne- mei
jussive	basic	affirmative	ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲓ marimei	(use imperative)		ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ marefmei	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ maresmei	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ marenmei	(use imperative)	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ maroumei	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ mare- mei
jussive	basic	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthrimei	(use imperative)		ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthrefmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthresmei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthrenmei	(use imperative)	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthreumei	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthre- mei
subordinate clause
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
conjunctive			ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓ ǹtamei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ ǹtekhmei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ ǹtemei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ ǹtefmei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ ǹtesmei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹtenmei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹtetenmei	ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ, ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ǹsemei, ǹtoumei	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ǹte- mei
future conjunctive			ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲓ tarimei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ tarekhmei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ taremei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ tarefmei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ taresmei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ tarenmei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ taretenmei	ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ taroumei	ⲧⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ tare- mei
limitative			ϣⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ šatimei	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ šatekhmei	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ šatemei	ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ šatefmei	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ šatesmei	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ šatenmei	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ šatetenmei	ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ šatoumei	ϣⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ šate- mei
conditional	long		ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ aišanmei	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ akšanmei	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ arešanmei	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ afšanmei	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ asšanmei	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anšanmei	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ aretenšanmei	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ aušanmei	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ- ⲙⲉⲓ arešan- mei
conditional	short		ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ aimei	ⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ akhmei	ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ aremei	ⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ afmei	ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ asmei	ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anmei	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ aretenmei	ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ aumei	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ are- mei
negated with			ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem-

Noun

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) m

(Bohairic, Fayyumic) love

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 78
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 156

ⲙⲉⲓ

Coptic

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