ϫⲉ

Coptic

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒɛ/, /d͡ʒe/

Conjunction

ϫⲉ • (če)

  1. that
    ⲡⲉϫⲉⲡⲣ̄ⲣⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ϫⲉϩⲁⲡⲗⲱⲥ ⲡⲣⲏ ⲙⲛ̄ⲡⲟⲟϩ ⲙⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲓⲟⲩ ⲕϫⲱ ⲙⲙⲟⲥ ϫⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲁⲛ ϩⲁⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲙⲁⲩⲁⲁⲩ ⲁⲗⲗⲁ ⲛⲧⲁⲩϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲓⲧⲛ̄ϩⲉⲛⲕⲟⲟⲩⲉ. ― pečepr̄ro naf čehaplōs prē mn̄pooh mn̄nesiou kčō mmos čentaušōpe an haroou mauaau alla ntaušōpe hitn̄henkooue. ― The king said to him: ‹Put simply, you say that the sun, the moon and the stars were not created by themselves, but the fact they exist is thanks to somebody else.›

Usage notes

This conjunction is used to introduce both direct and indirect speech.

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