Contionary:ⲑⲱⲛ

Maryan Coptic

Alternate forms

• ⲧⲱⲛ (tōn) – Cholevic

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA: /tʰoːn/
• (Nahlic) IPA: [tʰɑ̃ˑn]
• (Thebian) IPA: [t̪ʰɔːn]

Adverb

ⲑⲱⲛ (tʰōn)

1. where

   ⲩⲣⲉⲙⲑⲱⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ?

   Uremtʰōn pe əntʰok?

   Where are you from?

Usage notes

The term either is used as its own standalone sentence or serves as a morpheme for other words and is rarely used by itself within context.

Derived terms

• ⲉⲑⲱⲛ (tʰōn, "[to] where")
• ⲛⲑⲱⲛ (əntʰōn, "from where")