Why ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ?
ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ is the Coptic verb ‘to hear.’
This verb, transcribed in earlier Egyptian sḏm –𓄔𓅓 ‘listen’; hear,’ is a modal verb by which students study all verbal conjugations in the modern study fields of the Ancient Egyptian language- Coptology and Egyptology.
In the Gospel of Matthew, 15,6 (Ⳙⲁⲧⲑⲉⲟⲛ, ⲓ︦ⲉ︦, ⲓ︦),
Jesus calls the crowd to him and says:
‘ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲕⲁϯ’
‘listen and understand’
This section will include our teaching method for Bohairic.
The student first listens, experiences, and then understands and speaks.
Join our Coptic classes at the Polis Institute, Jerusalem.
https://www.polisjerusalem.org/language/coptic/
First, let us study the Coptic alphabet,
ⲁ︦
ⲁⲗⲫⲁⲃⲏⲧⲁ
| ⲕⲁⲡ letter | ⲣⲁⲛ name | ⲥⲙⲏ sound | ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ |
| ⲁ | ⲁⲗⲫⲁ | /a/ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲡⲁ |
| ⲃ | ⲃⲏⲧⲁ | /v/, /b/ (final) | ⲃⲁⲗ 👁️ |
| ⲅ | ⲅⲁⲙⲙⲁ | /g/, /gh/, /n/ | gk. ⲅⲓⲅⲁⲥ |
| ⲇ | ⲇaⲗⲇⲁ | /d/ | gk. ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ 👿 |
| ⲉ | ⲉⲓ | /e/ (as in men) | ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ 📆 |
| ⲍ | ⲍⲏⲧⲁ | /z/ | gk. ⲍⲱⲟⲛ 🐖🐐🐒 |
| ⲏ | ⲏⲧⲁ | /ê/ | ⲏⲓ 🏠 |
| ⲑ | ⲑⲉⲧⲁ | /t+h/ (as in hothouse), /t/ | ⲑⲏⲟⲩ 🌬️ |
| ⲓ | ⲓⲱⲧⲁ | /i/ (as in sheet) | ⲓⲟϩ 🌙 |
| ⲕ | ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ | /k/ | ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲕⲁϣ ✎ |
| ⲗ | ⲗⲟⲗⲁ | /l/ | ⲗⲁⲥ 👅 |
| ⲙ | ⲙⲓ | /m/ | ⲙⲁⲩ 🤱 |
| ⲛ | ⲛⲓ | /n/ | ⲛⲟⲩⲃ 💰 |
| ⲝ | ⲝⲓ | /k+s/ | |
| ⲟ | ⲟ | /o/ | |
| ⲡ | ⲡⲓ | /p/, /b/ | ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ 🤪 |
| ⲣ | ⲣⲟ | /r/ | ⲣⲱⲙⲓ 🤵 |
| ⲥ | ⲥⲉⲉⲙⲁ | /s/ | ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ 👩 |
| ⲧ | ⲧⲁⲩ | /t/ | ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⛰️ |
| ⲩ, ⲟⲩ | ⲉⲡⲥⲓⲗⲟⲛ | /u/ | ⲟⲩⲁⲓ 1️⃣ |
| ⲫ | ⲫ | /p+h/, /f/ | ⲫⲉ 🌥️ |
| ⲭ | ⲭⲓ | /k+h/, /k/ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ- /sh/, /x/ | ⲭⲏⲙⲓ |
| ⲯ | ⲯⲓ | /p+s/, eps | ⲯⲩⲭⲏ |
| ⲱ | ⲱⲙⲉⲅⲁ | /ô/, /au/ | ⲱⲓⲕ🍞 |
| Ϣ | ϣⲁⲓ | /s+h/ | ϣⲫⲏⲣ 🧑🤝🧑 ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ 👭 |
| Ϥ | ϥⲁⲓ | /f/ | Ϥⲱⲓ |
| Ϧ | Ϧⲁⲓ | /ḫ/, /k+h/ | Ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ 🔊 |
| Ϩ | ϩⲟⲣⲓ | /h/ | Ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ 🦅 |
| Ϫ | ϫⲁⲛϫⲁ | /j/ | Ϫⲱⲙ 📚 |
| Ϭ | ϭⲓⲙⲁ | /c+h/ (as in chalk) | Ϭⲁⲗⲟϫ 🦵 |
| Ϯ | Ϯ=ⲧⲓ | /t+i/ | Ϯⲙⲓ 🏡🏡🏡 |
ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ 