ⲛⲁⲩ

Coptic

Etymology

From Demotic nw (“to see”), from Egyptian (nw, “to look”), from earlier (nwꜣ).

Verb

ⲛⲁⲩ • (nau)

1. (Bohairic) to look at, to see
2. (Bohairic) to perceive

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ⲛⲁⲩ (Bohairic dialect)

infinitive	affirmative	ⲛⲁⲩ nau	imperative	affirmative	ⲛⲁⲩ nau
	negative	ϣⲧⲉⲙⲛⲁⲩ štemnau		negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲛⲁⲩ m̀pernau

			singular					plural			nominal
			1st person	2nd person		3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
				masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
durative sentence
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
present	basic		ϯⲛⲁⲩ tinau	ⲭⲛⲁⲩ khnau	ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ tenau	ϥⲛⲁⲩ fnau	ⲥⲛⲁⲩ snau	ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ tennau	ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ tetennau	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ senau	ⲛⲁⲩ nau
	circumstantial		ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲩ einau	ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ ekhnau	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ erenau	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ efnau	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ esnau	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ennau	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ eretennau	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ eunau	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ ere- nau
	relative		ⲉϯⲛⲁⲩ etinau	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ etekhnau	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ etenau	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ etefnau	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ etesnau	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etennau	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etetennau	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ etounau	ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ ete- nau
	preterite		ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ nainau	ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ nakhnau	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ narenau	ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ nafnau	ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ nasnau	ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ nannau	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ naretennau	ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ naunau	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ nare- nau
	focalising		ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ainau	ⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ akhnau	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ arenau	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ afnau	ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ asnau	ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ annau	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ aretennau	ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ aunau	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ are- nau
future	basic		ϯⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ tinanau	ⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ khnanau	ⲧⲉⲣⲁⲛⲁⲩ teranau	ϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ fnanau	ⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ snanau	ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ tennanau	ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ tetennanau	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ senanau	ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nanau
	circumstantial		ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ einanau	ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ekhnanau	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ erenanau	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ efnanau	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ esnanau	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ennanau	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ eretennanau	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ eunanau	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ere- nanau
	relative		ⲉϯⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etinanau	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etekhnanau	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etenanau	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etefnanau	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etesnanau	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etennanau	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etetennanau	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ etounanau	ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ete- nanau
	preterite		ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nainanau	ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nakhnanau	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ narenanau	ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nafnanau	ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nasnanau	ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nannanau	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ naretennanau	ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ naunanau	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ nare- nanau
	focalising		ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ainanau	ⲁⲭⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ akhnanau	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ arenanau	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ afnanau	ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ asnanau	ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ annanau	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ aretennanau	ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ aunanau	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ are- nanau
negated with			(ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an
non-durative sentence
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
past	basic	affirmative	ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ainau	ⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ akhnau	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ arenau	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ afnau	ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ asnau	ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ annau	ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ atetennau	ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ aunau	ⲁ- ⲛⲁⲩ a- nau
		negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ m̀pinau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ m̀pekhnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲩ m̀penau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ m̀pefnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ m̀pesnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀pennau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀petennau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ m̀pounau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ m̀pe- nau
	circumstantial	affirmative	ⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ eainau	ⲉⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ eakhnau	ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ earenau	ⲉⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ eafnau	ⲉⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ easnau	ⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ eannau	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ eatetennau	ⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ eaunau	ⲉⲁ- ⲛⲁⲩ ea- nau
		negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ em̀pinau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ em̀pekhnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲩ em̀penau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ em̀pefnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ em̀pesnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀pennau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀petennau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ em̀pounau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ em̀pe- nau
	relative	affirmative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ etainau	ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ etakhnau	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ etarenau	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ etafnau	ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ etasnau	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ etannau	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etaretennau	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ etaunau	ⲉⲧⲁ- ⲛⲁⲩ eta- nau
		negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pinau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pekhnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲩ etm̀penau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pefnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pesnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pennau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etm̀petennau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pounau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pe- nau
	preterite	affirmative	ⲛⲉⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ neainau	ⲛⲉⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ neakhnau	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ nearenau	ⲛⲉⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ neafnau	ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ neasnau	ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ neannau	ⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ neatetennau	ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ neaunau	ⲛⲉⲁ- ⲛⲁⲩ nea- nau
		negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pinau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pekhnau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲁⲩ nem̀penau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pefnau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pesnau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pennau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ nem̀petennau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pounau	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ nem̀pe- nau
	focalising, precursive	affirmative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ etainau	ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ etakhnau	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ etarenau	ⲉⲧⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ etafnau	ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ etasnau	ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ etannau	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etaretennau	ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ etaunau	ⲉⲧⲁ- ⲛⲁⲩ eta- nau
expectative	basic	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲛⲁⲩ m̀patinau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ m̀patekhnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ m̀patenau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ m̀patefnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ m̀patesnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀patennau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀patetennau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ m̀patounau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ m̀pate- nau
	circumstantial	negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲛⲁⲩ em̀patinau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ em̀patekhnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ em̀patenau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ em̀patefnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ em̀patesnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀patennau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀patetennau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ em̀patounau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ em̀pate- nau
	relative	negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patinau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patekhnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patenau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patefnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patesnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patennau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patetennau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ etm̀patounau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pate- nau
	preterite	negative	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patinau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patekhnau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patenau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patefnau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patesnau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patennau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patetennau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ nam̀patounau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ nam̀pate- nau
aorist	basic	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ šainau	ϣⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ šakhnau	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ šarenau	ϣⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ šafnau	ϣⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ šasnau	ϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ šannau	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ šatetennau	ϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ šaunau	ϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ šare- nau
		negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ m̀painau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ m̀pakhnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ m̀parenau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ m̀pafnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ m̀pasnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀pannau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀paretennau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ m̀paunau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ m̀pare- nau
	circumstantial	affirmative	ⲉϣⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ešainau	ⲉϣⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ ešakhnau	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ ešarenau	ⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ ešafnau	ⲉϣⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ ešasnau	ⲉϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ ešannau	ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ešatetennau	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ ešaunau	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ ešare- nau
		negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ em̀painau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ em̀pakhnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ em̀parenau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ em̀pafnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ em̀pasnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀pannau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀paretennau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ em̀paunau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ em̀pare- nau
	relative	affirmative	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ etšainau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ etšakhnau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ etšarenau	ⲉⲧϣⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ etšafnau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ etšasnau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ etšannau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etšatetennau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ etšaunau	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ etšare- nau
		negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ etm̀painau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pakhnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ etm̀parenau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pafnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pasnau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pannau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ etm̀paretennau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ etm̀paunau	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ etm̀pare- nau
	preterite	affirmative	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ našainau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ našakhnau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ našarenau	ⲛⲁϣⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ našafnau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ našasnau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ našannau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ našatetennau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ našaunau	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ našare- nau
		negative	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ nam̀painau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ nam̀pakhnau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ nam̀parenau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ nam̀pafnau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ nam̀pasnau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ nam̀pannau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ nam̀paretennau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ nam̀paunau	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ nam̀pare- nau
	focalising	affirmative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ em̀painau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ em̀pakhnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ em̀parenau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ em̀pafnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ em̀pasnau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀pannau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ em̀paretennau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ em̀paunau	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ em̀pare- nau
optative	basic	affirmative	ⲉⲓⲉⲛⲁⲩ eienau	ⲉⲕⲉⲛⲁⲩ ekenau	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ erenau	ⲉϥⲉⲛⲁⲩ efenau	ⲉⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ esenau	ⲉⲛⲉⲛⲁⲩ enenau	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲛⲁⲩ eretenenau	ⲉⲩⲉⲛⲁⲩ euenau	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ ere- nau
		negative	ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲛⲁⲩ ǹnanau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ ǹnekhnau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲩ ǹnenau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ǹnefnau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ǹnesnau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ǹnennau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ǹnetennau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ǹnounau	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ ǹne- nau
jussive	basic	affirmative	ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ marinau	(use imperative)		ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ marefnau	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ maresnau	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ marennau	(use imperative)	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ marounau	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ mare- nau
		negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ m̀penthrinau			ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ m̀penthrefnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ m̀penthresnau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ m̀penthrennau		ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ m̀penthreunau	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ m̀penthre- nau
subordinate clause
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
conjunctive			ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲛⲁⲩ ǹtanau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ ǹtekhnau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ ǹtenau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ ǹtefnau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ ǹtesnau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ǹtennau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ ǹtetennau	ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲩ, ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ ǹsenau, ǹtounau	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ ǹte- nau
future conjunctive			ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲛⲁⲩ tarinau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ tarekhnau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ tarenau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ tarefnau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ taresnau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ tarennau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ taretennau	ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ tarounau	ⲧⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ tare- nau
limitative			ϣⲁϯⲛⲁⲩ šatinau	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲩ šatekhnau	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲁⲩ šatenau	ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ šatefnau	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲩ šatesnau	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ šatennau	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ šatetennau	ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲩ šatounau	ϣⲁⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ šate- nau
conditional	long		ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ aišannau	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ akšannau	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ arešannau	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ afšannau	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ asšannau	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ anšannau	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ aretenšannau	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ aušannau	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ- ⲛⲁⲩ arešan- nau
	short		ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ainau	ⲁⲭⲛⲁⲩ akhnau	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲩ arenau	ⲁϥⲛⲁⲩ afnau	ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲩ asnau	ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲩ annau	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲩ aretennau	ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲩ aunau	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲩ are- nau
negated with			ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem-

Synonyms

ⲣⲟⲉⲓⲥ

1. (Sahidic) to be awake, watch

Noun

ⲛⲁⲩ • (nau) m

1. vision

Derived terms

• ⲣⲉϥⲛⲁⲩ (refnau)

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 113