Contionary:ϫⲉ

Maryan Coptic

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˌt͡ʃə/

Conjunction

ϫⲉ (ce)

1. used to separate nouns from direct statements

   ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲓ ϫⲉ ⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲧⲩⲣⲟ.

   Maresi ce tekmeturo.

   Your kingdom come.

2. that, which, what (used to start a new clause)

   ⲙⲏ ⲉⲭⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ, ⲡⲓⲩⲣⲟ Ⲁⲅⲣⲓⲡⲡⲁⲥ, ⲉ̀ⲛⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ? ϯⲥⲱⲩⲛ ϫⲉ ⲉⲭⲛⲁϩⲧⲉ.

   Mē ekʰnahte, piuro Agrippas, ènipropʰētēs? Tisōun ce ekʰnahte.

   Do you, King Agrippa, believe in the prophets? I know that you do believe.

3. used to to make nouns attached to numbers definite, the

   ⳣⲉⲛⲧⲏⲓ ⲉⲙⲛⲁⲓ ϫⲉ ⲙⲏⲧⲉ-ⲉⲛⲧⲟⲗⲏ.

   Wentēi emnai ce mēte-entolē.

   I have here the Ten Commandments.

Verb

ϫⲉ (ce)

1. construct state of ϫⲱ (cō)