Contionary:ⲛⲩ

Maryan Coptic

Etymology

Inherited from Arabic root ن و ع (n-w-ʿ) to form the pesudo-Old Egyptian adjective nwʿ */ˈnaːwiʕ/ and verb nwʿ */ˈnaːwaʕ/.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ⲛⲩ (nu) (feminine ⲛⲟⳣⲉ)

  1. diverse, varied

Verb

ⲛⲩ (nu) int.

  1. to be diverse, to vary

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⲛⲩ (ⲃ-ⳣ-ⲓ-ⲗ-ⲙ-ⲛ-ⲣ)  
infinitive ⲉ̀ⲛⲩ negative infinitive ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ
imperative ⲛⲩ negative imperative ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲛⲩ
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
masculine feminine masculine feminine
Durative sentences
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
present simple present ϯⲛⲩ ⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲩ
circumstantial ⲉⲓⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲕⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲩ
preterite ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲩ
relative ⲉϯⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲩⲛⲩ
future simple future ϯⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲩ
circumstantial ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲭⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲕⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲛⲩ
preterite ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲩ
conditional ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲩ
relative ⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲩⲛⲁⲛⲩ
Non-durative sentences
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
past affirmative ⲁⲓⲛⲩ ⲁⲭⲛⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲁϥⲛⲩ ⲁⲥⲛⲩ ⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲩⲛⲩ
negative ⲉⲙⲡⲓⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲩⲛⲩ
affirmative preterite ⲛⲉⲁⲓⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁⲭⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁϥⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲩ
negative preterite ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲩⲛⲩ
relative ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲩ
aorist affirmative ϣⲁⲓⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲭⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ϣⲁϥⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲥⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲩⲛⲩ
negative ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲩⲛⲩ
optative affirmative ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲩ
negative ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲛⲩⲛⲩ
jussive,
causative
jussive ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲙⲁⲣⲩⲛⲩ
affirmative causative ⲑⲣⲓⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲑⲣⲩⲛⲩ
negative causative ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲩⲛⲩ
Subordinate clause
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
conditional affirmative ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲛⲩ
negative ⲁⲓϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁⲥϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲁⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ
conjunctive affirmative ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲭⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲩⲛⲩ
negative ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ ⲉⲛⲧⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲩ
limitative,
expectative
limitative ϣⲁϯⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ϣⲁⲧⲩⲛⲩ
expectative ⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲩ ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲩⲛⲩ