Contionary:ⲥϧⲁⲓ

Maryan Coptic

Alternate forms

• ⲥϧⲉⲓ (sḫei) – Nahlic
• ⲥϩⲉⲓ (shei) – Thebian

Pronunciation

• (Central) IPA: /sxaɪ/, [sxäɪ̯]
• (Cholevic) IPA: [sçɐi̯]

Noun

ⲥϧⲁⲓ (sḫai) m.

1. writing, letter, script
2. report

Verb

ⲥϧⲁⲓ (sḫai) irt. (construct ⲥϧⲉ, pronominal ⲥϧⲏⲧ-, qualitative ⲥϧⲏⲩⲧ)

1. (intransitive, transitive) to write
2. (+ ϧⲁ) to write about, to report upon
3. (reflexive + ϧⲁ) to subscribe to
4. (+ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ) to publish
5. (+ ⲉϧⲩⲛ) to inscribe, to register

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⲥϧⲁⲓ
infinitive		ⲉ̀ⲥϧⲁⲓ	negative infinitive		ⲉ̀ϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ
imperative		ⲥϧⲁⲓ	negative imperative		ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲣⲥϧⲁⲓ
		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	ϯⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲧⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲥⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ
	circumstantial	ⲉⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	preterite	ⲛⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	relative	ⲉϯⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
future	simple future	ϯⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ
	circumstantial	ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲭⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲕⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⳕⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ
	preterite	ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ
	conditional	ⲉⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ
	relative	ⲉϯⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲩⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ
Non-durative sentences
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
past	affirmative	ⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative	ⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	affirmative preterite	ⲛⲉⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative preterite	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲛⲉⲙⲡⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	relative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
aorist	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
optative	affirmative	ⲉⲓⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲕⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉϥⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲥⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲩⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲛⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
jussive, causative	jussive	ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲙⲁⲣⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	affirmative causative	ⲑⲣⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲑⲣⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative causative	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
Subordinate clause
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲩ
conditional	affirmative	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative	ⲁⲓϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲥϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲁⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ
conjunctive	affirmative	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	negative	ⲉⲛⲧⲁϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲕϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉϥϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲥϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲛⲧⲩϣⲧⲉⲙⲥϧⲁⲓ
limitative, expectative	limitative	ϣⲁϯⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ϣⲁⲧⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ
	expectative	ⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⳕⲧⲉⲛⲥϧⲁⲓ	ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲩⲥϧⲁⲓ

Derived terms

• ⲙⲉⲧⲥϧⲁⲓ (metsḫai, "writing system")
• ⲥⲁϧ (saḫ, "scribe")
• ⲥϧⲁⲓϧⲁ (sḫaiḫa, "subscription")
• ⲥϧⲓ (sḫi, "copy, diploma")

Synonyms

• (Nahlic) ⲭⲱⲧⲉⲃ (kʰōteb)