ⲛⲧⲟϥ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲑⲟϥ (nthof) — Bohairic
• ⲛⲧⲁϥ (ntaf) — Akhmimic, Fayyumic

Etymology

From Egyptian ntf (“he”).

Pronoun

ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ • (n̄tof) m (construct form (rare) ⲛ̄ⲧϥ̄-)

1. (Sahidic) he (third-person masculine singular personal pronoun)

See also

Sahidic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (anok)	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ (anon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ (n̄tok)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ (n̄tōtn̄)
	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ (n̄to)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ (n̄tof)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (n̄toou)
	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ (n̄tos)

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