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# (''archaic'') forever, eternally
# (''archaic'') forever, eternally
# never, ever (''accompanied by a negative verb conjugation'')
# never, ever (''accompanied by a negative verb conjugation'')
#: {{mc-ux|ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲫⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ '''ⲉⲛⲉϩ''' ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲓⲓⲁⳕⲣⲟ.|Empeserpʰat ebol '''eneh''' ènau èpiia'ro.|[And] she '''never''' set foot outside to see the river.}}
#: {{mc-ux|ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲫⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ '''ⲉⲛⲉϩ''' ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲣⲟ.|Empeserpʰat ebol '''eneh''' ènau èpeiaro.|[And] she '''never''' set foot outside to see the river.}}


====Usage notes====
====Usage notes====

Revision as of 21:28, 24 August 2020

Maryan Coptic

Pronunciation

  • (Central) IPA: /əˈnɛh/
  • (Nahlic) IPA: [əˈnɛç]

Adjective

ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh) (feminine ⲉⲛⲏϩⲉ)

  1. eternal

Noun

ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh) m.

  1. eternity

Adverb

ⲉⲛⲉϩ (eneh)

  1. (archaic) forever, eternally
  2. never, ever (accompanied by a negative verb conjugation)
    ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲉⲣⲫⲁⲧ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲉⲛⲉϩ ⲉ̀ⲛⲁⲩ ⲉ̀ⲡⲉⲓⲁⲣⲟ.
    Empeserpʰat ebol eneh ènau èpeiaro.
    [And] she never set foot outside to see the river.

Usage notes

Rarely used by itself; usually paired with ϣⲁ in modern use.

Derived terms