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ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ:
Hello,

This is my first post here. I just started learning a few basics about the Egyptian language - Coptic stage.
As a newbie, I've a simple question. Sometimes I see "ⲉϥ" between brackets after some words in the dictionary. If I remember correctly, those were adjectives (correct me if I'm wrong). So my question is when I see "(ⲉϥ)" after a word, does that mean that the prefix "ⲉϥ" is optional?

Thanks in advance!

Admin:
Hello ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ,
Welcome to Coptic forum!

If you could provide few example for the words you see with "ⲉϥ" between brackets, it would help us give you a more accurate answer

ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ:
Thanks Admin,

I am sorry, I should have listed a few examples with my question. Here you are:

* ⲑⲏⲕ (p. 58b Mo'awad Dawoud)
* ⲟⲣϣ (p. 233b Mo'awad Dawoud)
* ⲟⲣϥ (p. 234a Mo'awad Dawoud)
* ϧⲉⲛⲧ (p. 634b Mo'awad Dawoud)Thank you so much!

Admin:
So yes, for ⲟⲣϥ (To be enclosed) addingⲉϥ will make it ⲉϥⲟⲣϥ (enclosed).
and ϧⲉⲛⲧ (To come near) becomes ⲉϥϧⲉⲛⲧ (nearby/close)


I don't know the meaning of ⲑⲏⲕ or ⲟⲣϣ, they don't exist in crum (most reliable Coptic dictionary).

If I can suggest something, I'd say rely on Crum (or it's simplified version here instead of Mo'awad Dawoud

ⲡⲓⲙⲟⲩⲓ:
Thanks for the quick reply!

So are you implying that the prefix "ⲉϥ" is added to some verbs to create adjectives?

I had the impression that when the prefix "ⲉϥ" is written after a word (i.e., an adjective) between brackets, it means that it's optional. For example:

* See ⲑⲏⲕ:
 https://www.facebook.com/coptic4all/photos/a.404222323004644.99744.404221009671442/1364091040351096/?type=3&theater
* See ⲟⲣϥ: https://www.facebook.com/coptic4all/photos/a.404222323004644.99744.404221009671442/1329912690435598/?type=3&theater
* See ⲧⲁⲓⲏⲟⲩⲧ: https://www.facebook.com/coptic4all/photos/a.404222323004644.99744.404221009671442/1380424052051128/?type=3&theater
* See ⲧⲟⲩⲃⲏⲟⲩⲧ: https://www.facebook.com/coptic4all/photos/a.404222323004644.99744.404221009671442/1325316077561926/?type=3&theater
For me Crum is harder to browse than Mo'awad Dawoud, and the simplified version does not include enough vocabulary. A problem with Mo'awad Dawoud's dictionary (at least the online version) that it did not include a page with the list of abbreviations like most dictionaries do.

Much appreciated!

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