Contionary:ⲕⲁⲧⲉ

Maryan Coptic

Alternate forms

• ⲕⲉⳕⲧⲉ (ke'te) – Nahlic
• ⲕⲉϯ (keti) – Thebian

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA: /ˈkat̚tə/, [ˈkät̚.tə]
• (Cholevic) IPA: [ˈkɐt̚.tə]

Noun

ⲕⲁⲧⲉ (kate) m.

1. knowledge, understanding

Verb

ⲕⲁⲧⲉ (kate) int.

1. to understand (+ ⲛ̀-, transitive)

   ⲙⲏ ⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ ⲛ̀ⲩ ⲉⲧⲩϫⲟⲧⲉϥ?

   Mē ekkate ənu etucotef?

   Do you understand what they are saying?

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⲕⲁⲧⲉ
infinitive		ⲉ̀ⲕⲁⲧⲉ	negative infinitive		ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ
imperative		ⲕⲁⲧⲉ	negative imperative		ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲕⲁⲧⲉ
		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	ϯⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲧⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	circumstantial	ⲉⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	preterite	ⲛⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	relative	ⲉϯⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
future	simple future	ϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	circumstantial	ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲭⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲕⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	preterite	ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	conditional	ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	relative	ⲉϯⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲩⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ
Non-durative sentences
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
past	affirmative	ⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative	ⲉⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	affirmative preterite	ⲛⲉⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative preterite	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	relative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
aorist	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
optative	affirmative	ⲉⲓⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲕⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉϥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲥⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲛⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
jussive, causative	jussive	ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲙⲁⲣⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	affirmative causative	ⲑⲣⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲑⲣⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative causative	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
Subordinate clause
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
conditional	affirmative	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative	ⲁⲓϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲥϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲁⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ
conjunctive	affirmative	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	negative	ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲛⲧⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲕⲁⲧⲉ
limitative, expectative	limitative	ϣⲁϯⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ϣⲁⲧⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ
	expectative	ⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲕⲁⲧⲉ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲩⲕⲁⲧⲉ

Derived terms

• ⲁⲧⲕⲁⲧⲉ (atkate)