Contionary:ⲛⲣⲏⲧⲉ

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Maryan Coptic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ⲛ- (ən-) + ⲣⲏⲧⲉ (rēte), literally meaning "in the manner [of]".

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ənˈɾeːtə/

Preposition

ⲛ̀ⲣⲏⲧⲉ (ənrēte)

  1. like, as
    ⲡⲉⲛϫⲱϫ ⲉϥⲱⲓϣ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲩⲁⲗⲩ.
    Pencōc efōiš ənrēte ualu.
    Our leader is yelling like a child.
    ⲡⲉⲁⲗⲩ ⲕⲩϫⲉ ⲉϥⲓⲣⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲧⲉ.
    Pealu kuce efire əmparēte.
    The little boy acts like me.

Conjugation

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singular plural
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ ⲁⲛⲟⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⳕⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲣⲏⲧⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲩⲣⲏⲧⲉ