ⲛⲑⲟϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

ⲛⲧⲟϥ (ntof) — Sahidic
ⲛⲧⲁϥ (ntaf) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian ntf (“he”).

n&t&f

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /n̩ˈtʰɔf/[1]

Pronoun

ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ • (ǹthof) m

(Bohairic) he (third-person masculine singular personal pronoun)

See also

Bohairic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ (ànok)	ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ (ànon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ (ǹthok)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten)
2nd person	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ (ǹtho)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ (ǹthof)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou)
3rd person	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ (ǹthos)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou)

References

Allen, James P. (2020) Coptic: A Grammar of Its Six Major Dialects‎, Penn State Press, page 5: “/ṉ-ˈtʰɔf/”

Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 11
Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 113

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