"ⲛⲉ" meaning in Coptic

See ⲛⲉ in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Pronoun

Forms: ne [romanization]
Etymology: From Demotic -nꜣj, from Late Egyptian nꜣjn:A-y, from Middle Egyptian n:U19-nw-w (nw). Etymology templates: {{inh|cop|egx-dem|-nꜣj}} Demotic -nꜣj, {{inh|cop|egy-lat|nꜣj}} Late Egyptian nꜣj, {{inh|cop|egy-mid|nw|<hiero>n:U19-nw-w</hiero>|tr=<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">nw</i>}} Middle Egyptian n:U19-nw-w (nw) Head templates: {{head|cop|pronoun|plural}} ⲛⲉ • (ne) (plural)
  1. (postpositive) they Tags: plural, postpositional
    Sense id: en-ⲛⲉ-cop-pron-FR5YqDEw
  2. used as 3rd person plural pronominal copula in verbless clauses Tags: plural
    Sense id: en-ⲛⲉ-cop-pron-9UdJNxp5 Categories (other): Coptic entries with incorrect language header, Coptic pronouns, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Coptic entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Coptic pronouns: 9 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Coordinate_terms: ⲡⲉ (pe), ⲧⲉ (te)
{
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "pe",
      "word": "ⲡⲉ"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "roman": "te",
      "word": "ⲧⲉ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "-nꜣj"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic -nꜣj",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy-lat",
        "3": "nꜣj"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Egyptian nꜣj",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy-mid",
        "3": "nw",
        "4": "<hiero>n:U19-nw-w</hiero>",
        "tr": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"egy\">nw</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Egyptian n:U19-nw-w (nw)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic -nꜣj, from Late Egyptian nꜣjn:A-y, from Middle Egyptian n:U19-nw-w (nw).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ne",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "plural"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲛⲉ • (ne) (plural)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "they"
      ],
      "id": "en-ⲛⲉ-cop-pron-FR5YqDEw",
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(postpositive) they"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "postpositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "9 91",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Coptic pronouns",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "0 100",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "used as 3rd person plural pronominal copula in verbless clauses"
      ],
      "id": "en-ⲛⲉ-cop-pron-9UdJNxp5",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲛⲉ"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Coptic entries with incorrect language header",
    "Coptic lemmas",
    "Coptic pronouns",
    "Coptic terms derived from Demotic",
    "Coptic terms derived from Late Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms derived from Middle Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Demotic",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Late Egyptian",
    "Coptic terms inherited from Middle Egyptian",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
  ],
  "coordinate_terms": [
    {
      "roman": "pe",
      "word": "ⲡⲉ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "te",
      "word": "ⲧⲉ"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egx-dem",
        "3": "-nꜣj"
      },
      "expansion": "Demotic -nꜣj",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy-lat",
        "3": "nꜣj"
      },
      "expansion": "Late Egyptian nꜣj",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "egy-mid",
        "3": "nw",
        "4": "<hiero>n:U19-nw-w</hiero>",
        "tr": "<i class=\"Latn mention\" lang=\"egy\">nw</i>"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Egyptian n:U19-nw-w (nw)",
      "name": "inh"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Demotic -nꜣj, from Late Egyptian nꜣjn:A-y, from Middle Egyptian n:U19-nw-w (nw).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ne",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cop",
        "2": "pronoun",
        "3": "plural"
      },
      "expansion": "ⲛⲉ • (ne) (plural)",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Coptic",
  "lang_code": "cop",
  "pos": "pron",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "they"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "they",
          "they#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(postpositive) they"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "postpositional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "used as 3rd person plural pronominal copula in verbless clauses"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "ⲛⲉ"
}

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