ϩⲉ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Egyptian hbj

Noun

ϩⲉ • (he)

  1. (Sahidic) ibis

Etymology 2

From Egyptian hꜣj

Noun

ϩⲉ • (hef (plural ϩⲉ (he))

  1. (Sahidic) manner, way.
Derived terms
  • ⲛⲧⲉⲓϩⲉ (nteihe, this way; like this; thus)

Verb

ϩⲉ • (he)

  1. (Sahidic) to fall.
    ⲛⲧⲁⲣϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲉⲥⲏⲧ ⲛⲧⲁⲣⲧⲱⲣ ⲙⲛⲡⲕⲁϩ.
    ntarhe epesēt ntartōr mnpkah.
    You fell down and were joined to the earth.
  2. (Sahidic) to stumble upon, to come across, to find.
    ⲁⲩϩⲉ ⲉⲡⲥⲟⲟⲩⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ ⲉⲩϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲙⲛⲁⲡⲁ ⲕⲗⲁⲩⲇⲓⲟⲥ.
    auhe epsoou mmatoi euhmoos mnapa klaudios.
    They found the six soldiers sitting with Apa Claudius.
Usage notes

This verb uses the preposition ⲉ- (e-) usually associated with indirect objects even when expressing a sens of "finding something" which is transitive in English.

Conjugation