ϣϫⲟⲙ
Coptic
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editϣϫⲟⲙ • (ščom)
- (Bohairic) to be able to, can.
Usage notes
edit- Ϣϫⲟⲙ cannot be conjugated, and the verb that follows is always an infinitive (̀ⲉ-):
- ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ.
- anok š̀čom èsači ǹtiaspi ǹremǹkhēmi.
- I can speak the Egyptian language.
- To negate ϣϫⲟⲙ, we use ⲙⲙⲟⲛ:
- ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲛ ϣ̀ϫⲟⲙ ⲉ̀ⲱϣ ⲛ̀ϯⲙⲉⲧϩⲉⲃⲣⲉⲟⲥ.
- ǹthok m̀mon š̀čom èōš ǹtimethebreos.
- You cannot read Hebrew.