ϣⲁⲓ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic ḫꜥ (“to rise, to be resplendent”), from

(ḫꜥj, “to rise, appear”).

Alternative forms

ϣⲁⲉ (šae), ϣⲁ (ša) — Sahidic
ϣⲉⲉⲓ (šeei), ϣⲉⲓ (šei) — Fayyumic
ϣⲁⲓⲉ (šaie) — Lycopolitan
ⳉⲁⲉ (xae) — Akhmimic

Verb

ϣⲁⲓ • (šai)

(Bohairic) to rise (of celestial bodies)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ϣⲁⲓ (Bohairic dialect)

infinitive	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓ šai	imperative	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓ šai
infinitive	negative	ϣⲧⲉⲙϣⲁⲓ štemšai	imperative	negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣϣⲁⲓ m̀peršai

		singular					plural			nominal
		1st person	2nd person		3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
		1st person	masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
durative sentence
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
present	basic	ϯϣⲁⲓ tišai	ⲕϣⲁⲓ kšai	ⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ tešai	ϥϣⲁⲓ fšai	ⲥϣⲁⲓ sšai	ⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ tenšai	ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ tetenšai	ⲥⲉϣⲁⲓ sešai	ϣⲁⲓ šai
	circumstantial	ⲉⲓϣⲁⲓ eišai	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ ekšai	ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ erešai	ⲉϥϣⲁⲓ efšai	ⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ esšai	ⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ enšai	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ eretenšai	ⲉⲩϣⲁⲓ eušai	ⲉⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ ere- šai
	relative	ⲉϯϣⲁⲓ etišai	ⲉⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ etekšai	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ etešai	ⲉⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ etefšai	ⲉⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ etesšai	ⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etenšai	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etetenšai	ⲉⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ etoušai	ⲉⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ ete- šai
	preterite	ⲛⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ naišai	ⲛⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ nakšai	ⲛⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ narešai	ⲛⲁϥϣⲁⲓ nafšai	ⲛⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ nasšai	ⲛⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ nanšai	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ naretenšai	ⲛⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ naušai	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ nare- šai
	focalising	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ aišai	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ akšai	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ arešai	ⲁϥϣⲁⲓ afšai	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ asšai	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ anšai	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ aretenšai	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ aušai	ⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ are- šai
future	basic	ϯⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ tinašai	ⲭⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ khnašai	ⲧⲉⲣⲁϣⲁⲓ terašai	ϥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ fnašai	ⲥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ snašai	ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ tennašai	ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ tetennašai	ⲥⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ senašai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ našai
	circumstantial	ⲉⲓⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ einašai	ⲉⲭⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ekhnašai	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ erenašai	ⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ efnašai	ⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ esnašai	ⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ennašai	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ eretennašai	ⲉⲩⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ eunašai	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ere- našai
	relative	ⲉϯⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etinašai	ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etekhnašai	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etenašai	ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etefnašai	ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etesnašai	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etennašai	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etetennašai	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ etounašai	ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ete- našai
	preterite	ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ nainašai	ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ nakhnašai	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ narenašai	ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ nafnašai	ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ nasnašai	ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ nannašai	ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ naretennašai	ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ naunašai	ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ nare- našai
	focalising	ⲁⲓⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ainašai	ⲁⲭⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ akhnašai	ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ arenašai	ⲁϥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ afnašai	ⲁⲥⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ asnašai	ⲁⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ annašai	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ aretennašai	ⲁⲩⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ aunašai	ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ are- našai
negated with		(ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an
non-durative sentence
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
past	basic affirmative	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ aišai	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ akšai	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ arešai	ⲁϥϣⲁⲓ afšai	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ asšai	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ anšai	ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ atetenšai	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ aušai	ⲁ- ϣⲁⲓ a- šai
	basic negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲓϣⲁⲓ m̀pišai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ m̀pekšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓ m̀pešai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲓ m̀pefšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ m̀pesšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀penšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀petenšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ m̀poušai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ m̀pe- šai
	circumstantial affirmative	ⲉⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ eaišai	ⲉⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ eakšai	ⲉⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ earešai	ⲉⲁϥϣⲁⲓ eafšai	ⲉⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ easšai	ⲉⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ eanšai	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ eatetenšai	ⲉⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ eaušai	ⲉⲁ- ϣⲁⲓ ea- šai
	circumstantial negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓϣⲁⲓ em̀pišai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ em̀pekšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓ em̀pešai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲓ em̀pefšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ em̀pesšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀penšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀petenšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ em̀poušai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ em̀pe- šai
	relative affirmative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ etaišai	ⲉⲧⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ etakšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ etarešai	ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲁⲓ etafšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ etasšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ etanšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etaretenšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ etaušai	ⲉⲧⲁ- ϣⲁⲓ eta- šai
	relative negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲓϣⲁⲓ etm̀pišai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ etm̀pekšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓ etm̀pešai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲓ etm̀pefšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ etm̀pesšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etm̀penšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etm̀petenšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ etm̀poušai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ etm̀pe- šai
	preterite affirmative	ⲛⲉⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ neaišai	ⲛⲉⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ neakšai	ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ nearešai	ⲛⲉⲁϥϣⲁⲓ neafšai	ⲛⲉⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ neasšai	ⲛⲉⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ neanšai	ⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ neatetenšai	ⲛⲉⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ neaušai	ⲛⲉⲁ- ϣⲁⲓ nea- šai
	preterite negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓϣⲁⲓ nem̀pišai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ nem̀pekšai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϣⲁⲓ nem̀pešai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲁⲓ nem̀pefšai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ nem̀pesšai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ nem̀penšai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ nem̀petenšai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ nem̀poušai	ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ nem̀pe- šai
	focalising, precursive affirmative	ⲉⲧⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ etaišai	ⲉⲧⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ etakšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ etarešai	ⲉⲧⲁϥϣⲁⲓ etafšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ etasšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ etanšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etaretenšai	ⲉⲧⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ etaušai	ⲉⲧⲁ- ϣⲁⲓ eta- šai
expectative	basic negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯϣⲁⲓ m̀patišai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ m̀patekšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ m̀patešai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ m̀patefšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ m̀patesšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀patenšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀patetenšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ m̀patoušai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ m̀pate- šai
	circumstantial negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯϣⲁⲓ em̀patišai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ em̀patekšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ em̀patešai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ em̀patefšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ em̀patesšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀patenšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀patetenšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ em̀patoušai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ em̀pate- šai
	relative negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯϣⲁⲓ etm̀patišai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ etm̀patekšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ etm̀patešai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ etm̀patefšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ etm̀patesšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etm̀patenšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etm̀patetenšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ etm̀patoušai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ etm̀pate- šai
	preterite negative	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯϣⲁⲓ nam̀patišai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ nam̀patekšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ nam̀patešai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ nam̀patefšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ nam̀patesšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ nam̀patenšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ nam̀patetenšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ nam̀patoušai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ nam̀pate- šai
aorist	basic affirmative	ϣⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ šaišai	ϣⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ šakšai	ϣⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ šarešai	ϣⲁϥϣⲁⲓ šafšai	ϣⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ šasšai	ϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ šanšai	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ šatetenšai	ϣⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ šaušai	ϣⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ šare- šai
	basic negative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ m̀paišai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ m̀pakšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ m̀parešai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥϣⲁⲓ m̀pafšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ m̀pasšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀panšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀paretenšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ m̀paušai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ m̀pare- šai
	circumstantial affirmative	ⲉϣⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ ešaišai	ⲉϣⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ ešakšai	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ ešarešai	ⲉϣⲁϥϣⲁⲓ ešafšai	ⲉϣⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ ešasšai	ⲉϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ ešanšai	ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ ešatetenšai	ⲉϣⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ ešaušai	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ ešare- šai
	circumstantial negative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ em̀paišai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ em̀pakšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ em̀parešai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥϣⲁⲓ em̀pafšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ em̀pasšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀panšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀paretenšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ em̀paušai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ em̀pare- šai
	relative affirmative	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ etšaišai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ etšakšai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ etšarešai	ⲉⲧϣⲁϥϣⲁⲓ etšafšai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ etšasšai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ etšanšai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etšatetenšai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ etšaušai	ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ etšare- šai
	relative negative	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ etm̀paišai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ etm̀pakšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ etm̀parešai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥϣⲁⲓ etm̀pafšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ etm̀pasšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ etm̀panšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ etm̀paretenšai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ etm̀paušai	ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ etm̀pare- šai
	preterite affirmative	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ našaišai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ našakšai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ našarešai	ⲛⲁϣⲁϥϣⲁⲓ našafšai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ našasšai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ našanšai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ našatetenšai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ našaušai	ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ našare- šai
	preterite negative	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ nam̀paišai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ nam̀pakšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ nam̀parešai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥϣⲁⲓ nam̀pafšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ nam̀pasšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ nam̀panšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ nam̀paretenšai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ nam̀paušai	ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ nam̀pare- šai
	focalising affirmative	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ em̀paišai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ em̀pakšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ em̀parešai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥϣⲁⲓ em̀pafšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ em̀pasšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀panšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ em̀paretenšai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ em̀paušai	ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ em̀pare- šai
optative	basic affirmative	ⲉⲓⲉϣⲁⲓ eiešai	ⲉⲕⲉϣⲁⲓ ekešai	ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ erešai	ⲉϥⲉϣⲁⲓ efešai	ⲉⲥⲉϣⲁⲓ esešai	ⲉⲛⲉϣⲁⲓ enešai	ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉϣⲁⲓ eretenešai	ⲉⲩⲉϣⲁⲓ euešai	ⲉⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ ere- šai
optative	basic affirmative	ⲛ̀ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓ ǹnašai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ ǹnekšai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϣⲁⲓ ǹnešai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥϣⲁⲓ ǹnefšai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ ǹnesšai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ ǹnenšai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ ǹnetenšai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ǹnoušai	ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ ǹne- šai
jussive	basic affirmative	ⲙⲁⲣⲓϣⲁⲓ marišai	(use imperative)		ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲓ marefšai	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ maresšai	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ marenšai	(use imperative)	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ maroušai	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ mare- šai
jussive	basic affirmative	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓϣⲁⲓ m̀penthrišai	(use imperative)		ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲓ m̀penthrefšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ m̀penthresšai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ m̀penthrenšai	(use imperative)	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩϣⲁⲓ m̀penthreušai	ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ m̀penthre- šai
subordinate clause
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ	ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ	-
conjunctive		ⲛ̀ⲧⲁϣⲁⲓ ǹtašai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ ǹtekšai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ ǹtešai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ ǹtefšai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ ǹtesšai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ ǹtenšai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ ǹtetenšai	ⲛ̀ⲥⲉϣⲁⲓ, ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ ǹsešai, ǹtoušai	ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ ǹte- šai
future conjunctive		ⲧⲁⲣⲓϣⲁⲓ tarišai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ tarekšai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ tarešai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥϣⲁⲓ tarefšai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ taresšai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ tarenšai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ taretenšai	ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ taroušai	ⲧⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ tare- šai
limitative		ϣⲁϯϣⲁⲓ šatišai	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲕϣⲁⲓ šatekšai	ϣⲁⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ šatešai	ϣⲁⲧⲉϥϣⲁⲓ šatefšai	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥϣⲁⲓ šatesšai	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ šatenšai	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ šatetenšai	ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩϣⲁⲓ šatoušai	ϣⲁⲧⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ šate- šai
conditional	long	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ aišanšai	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ akšanšai	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ arešanšai	ⲁϥϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ afšanšai	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ asšanšai	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ anšanšai	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ aretenšanšai	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ aušanšai	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ- ϣⲁⲓ arešan- šai
conditional	short	ⲁⲓϣⲁⲓ aišai	ⲁⲕϣⲁⲓ akšai	ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲓ arešai	ⲁϥϣⲁⲓ afšai	ⲁⲥϣⲁⲓ asšai	ⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ anšai	ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲓ aretenšai	ⲁⲩϣⲁⲓ aušai	ⲁⲣⲉ- ϣⲁⲓ are- šai
negated with		ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem-

Derived terms

ⲙⲁⲛϣⲁⲓ (manšai)

Etymology 2

From Demotic ḫꜥ (“festival”), from Egyptian ḫꜥ (“appearance, festival”), from

(ḫꜥj, “to appear”).

Noun

ϣⲁⲓ • (šai) m

(Bohairic) feast

Etymology 3

From Demotic šy, from Egyptian

(šrt).

Alternative forms

ϣⲉ (še) — Sahidic, Fayyumic, Akhmimic
ϣⲁ (ša), ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ (šantf) — Sahidic
ϣⲉⲉ (šee) — Fayyumic, Akhmimic

Noun

ϣⲁⲓ • (šai) m

(Bohairic) nose

Etymology 4

Noun

ϣⲁⲓ • (šai) m

šai; the name for the letter Ϣ, ϣ in the Coptic language.

References

Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 234
Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 542