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17 September , 2015, 11:16:54 AM
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Re: English to Coptic?
« Reply #15 on: 17 September , 2015, 11:16:54 AM »
ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ doesn't mean Humankind, it means humanity. I don't see it fitting in that statement.
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18 September , 2015, 03:16:45 AM
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Re: English to Coptic?
« Reply #16 on: 18 September , 2015, 03:16:45 AM »
Humanity and humankind are synonyms; they both mean "the human race."

I'm trying to suggest that humankind lives for the purpose of expanding their knowledge of mathematics.

Is there a better way to say it in your opinion?  Or is there something I could change in my original sentence to better capture that meaning?

Thank you again.  :D

ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲱⲙⲓ(Humankind) ⲥⲉⲟⲛϧ(they live) ⲉ̀ⲑⲣⲟⲩϣⲓⲛⲓ(in order/so that/for they seek) ⲡ̀ⲉ̀ⲙⲓ(the knowledge) ⲉⲧϫⲏⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ(which is complete) ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ(of) ⲡϫⲓⲛⲱⲡ(the act of calculations).

18 September , 2015, 08:25:43 AM
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Re: English to Coptic?
« Reply #17 on: 18 September , 2015, 08:25:43 AM »
If you think you can say
Humanity lives for the purpose of expanding ....
Then you should be fine.

If you think this is an awful grammar, I'd agree with you


 

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