Contionary:ϣⲁⲛ
Maryan Coptic
Alternate forms
- ϣⲉⲛ (šen) – Nahlic, Thebian
Pronunciation
- IPA: /ʃan/
Conjunction
ϣⲁⲛ (šan)
- if, lest, when, otherwise (triggers the conjunctive clause)
- ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲕⲉⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲩⲃⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲩⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲱⲗ ⲉϧⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲫⲏⳣⲉ, ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ, ϣⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲔⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣ.
- Marenket nan ubake nem umeštōl etbōl eḫun ènepʰēwe, gar enetiran nan, šan entencēr hi peho əmpeKahe tēr.
- Let us build ourselves a city, with a tower that reaches to the heavens, so that we may make a name for ourselves, otherwise we will be scattered over the face of the whole Earth.
- ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲕⲉⲧ ⲛⲁⲛ ⲩⲃⲁⲕⲉ ⲛⲉⲙ ⲩⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ ⲉⲧⲃⲱⲗ ⲉϧⲩⲛ ⲉ̀ⲛⲉⲫⲏⳣⲉ, ⲅⲁⲣ ⲉⲛⲉϯⲣⲁⲛ ⲛⲁⲛ, ϣⲁⲛ ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛϫⲏⲣ ϩⲓ ⲡⲉϩⲟ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲔⲁϩⲉ ⲧⲏⲣ.