ⲛⲑⲱⲟⲩ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲩ (ntoou) — Sahidic
• ⲛⲧⲁⲩ (ntau) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian ntw (“they”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔənˈtʰoːw/

Pronoun

ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ • (ǹthōou)

1. (Bohairic) they (third-person plural personal pronoun)

See also

Bohairic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲕ (ànok)	ⲁ̀ⲛⲟⲛ (ànon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ (ǹthok)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ (ǹthōten)
	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ (ǹtho)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ (ǹthof)	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ (ǹthōou)
	f	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ (ǹthos)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 11
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 113