# ⲙⲉⲉⲓ
## Coptic
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

* ⲙⲉ (me) — Sahidic
* ⲙⲏⲉ (mēe) — Akhmimic, Lycopolitan
* ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Bohairic, Fayyumic

#### Noun

ⲙⲉⲉⲓ • (meei) f
* (Fayyumic) truth

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

* ⲙⲉ (me) — Sahidic
* ⲙⲉⲓⲉ (meie) — Akhmimic
* ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Fayyumic

#### Pronunciation

* (Fayyumic) IPA: /meej/

#### Verb

ⲙⲉⲉⲓ • (meei)
* (Fayyumic) to love

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | affirmative | ⲙⲉⲉⲓ meei | imperative | affirmative | ⲙⲉⲉⲓ meei |
| infinitive | negative | ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲉⲓ štemmeei | imperative | negative | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲡⲉⲗⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpelmeei, pelmeei |
| | | | singular | singular | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | nominal |
| | | | 1st person | 2nd person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | nominal |
| | | | 1st person | masculine | feminine | masculine | feminine | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | nominal |
| durative sentence ||||||||||||
| | | | ⲁⲛⲁⲕ | ⲛⲧⲁⲕ | ⲛⲧⲁ | ⲛⲧⲁϥ | ⲛⲧⲁⲥ | ⲁⲛⲁⲛ | ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛ | ⲛⲧⲁⲩ | - |
| present | basic | basic | ϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ timeei | ⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ kmeei | ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ temeei | ϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ fmeei | ⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ smeei | ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ tenmeei | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ tetenmeei | ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ semeei | ⲙⲉⲉⲓ meei |
| present | circumstantial | circumstantial | ⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ eimeei | ⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ ekmeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ elemeei | ⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ efmeei | ⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ esmeei | ⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ enmeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ eletenmeei | ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ eumeei | ⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ele- meei |
| present | relative | relative | ⲉϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ etimeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ etekmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemeei | ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etefmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etesmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etetenmeei | ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ etoumeei | ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲉⲧⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ete- meei, etele- meei |
| present | preterite | preterite | ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ naimeei | ⲛⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nakmeei | ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nalemeei | ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nafmeei | ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nasmeei | ⲛⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nanmeei | ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ naletenmeei | ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ naumeei | ⲛⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nale- meei |
| present | focalising | focalising | ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ aimeei | ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ akmeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ alemeei | ⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ afmeei | ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ asmeei | ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ anmeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ aletenmeei | ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ aumeei | ⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ale- meei |
| future | basic | basic | ϯⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ tinemeei | ⲕⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ knemeei | ⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ tenemeei | ϥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ fnemeei | ⲥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ snemeei | ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ tennemeei | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ tetennemeei | ⲥⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ senemeei | ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nemeei |
| future | circumstantial | circumstantial | ⲉⲓⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ einemeei | ⲉⲕⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ eknemeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ elenemeei | ⲉϥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ efnemeei | ⲉⲥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ esnemeei | ⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ennemeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ eletennemeei | ⲉⲩⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ eunemeei | ⲉⲗⲉ- ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ele- nemeei |
| future | relative | relative | ⲉϯⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etinemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲕⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ eteknemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etenemeei | ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etefnemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etesnemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etennemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etetennemeei | ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etounemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲗⲉ- ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etele- nemeei |
| future | preterite | preterite | ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nainemeei | ⲛⲁⲕⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ naknemeei | ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nalenemeei | ⲛⲁϥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nafnemeei | ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nasnemeei | ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nannemeei | ⲛⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ naletennemeei | ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ naunemeei | ⲛⲁⲗⲉ- ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nale- nemeei |
| future | focalising | focalising | ⲁⲓⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ainemeei | ⲁⲕⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ aknemeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ alenemeei | ⲁϥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ afnemeei | ⲁⲥⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ asnemeei | ⲁⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ annemeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ aletennemeei | ⲁⲩⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ aunemeei | ⲁⲗⲉ- ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ale- nemeei |
| negated with | negated with | negated with | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en | ⲛ- … ⲉⲛ n- … en |
| non-durative sentence ||||||||||||
| | | | ⲁⲛⲁⲕ | ⲛⲧⲁⲕ | ⲛⲧⲁ | ⲛⲧⲁϥ | ⲛⲧⲁⲥ | ⲁⲛⲁⲛ | ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛ | ⲛⲧⲁⲩ | - |
| past | basic | affirmative | ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ aimeei | ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ akmeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ alemeei | ⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ afmeei | ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ asmeei | ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ anmeei | ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ atetenmeei | ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ aumeei | ⲁ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ a- meei |
| past | basic | negative | ⲙⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpimeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpekmeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpemeei | ⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpefmeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpesmeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpenmeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpetenmeei | ⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpoumeei | ⲙⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpe- meei |
| past | circumstantial | affirmative | ⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ eaimeei | ⲉⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ eakmeei | ⲉⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ealemeei | ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ eafmeei | ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ easmeei | ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ eanmeei | ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ eatetenmeei | ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ eaumeei | ⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ea- meei |
| past | circumstantial | negative | ⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ empimeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ empekmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ empemeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ empefmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ empesmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ empenmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ empetenmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ empoumeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ empe- meei |
| past | relative | affirmative | ⲛⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntaimeei | ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntakmeei | ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntalemeei | ⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntafmeei | ⲛⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntasmeei | ⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntanmeei | ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etaletenmeei | ⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntaumeei | ⲛⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nta- meei |
| past | relative | negative | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempimeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempekmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempefmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempesmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempetenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempoumeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempe- meei |
| past | preterite | affirmative | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneaimeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneakmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnealemeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneafmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneasmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneanmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneatetenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nneaumeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnea- meei |
| past | preterite | negative | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempimeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempekmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempemeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempefmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempesmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempetenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempoumeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempe- meei |
| past | focalising | affirmative | ⲁⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ aaimeei | ⲁⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ aakmeei | ⲁⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ aalemeei | ⲁⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ aafmeei | ⲁⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ aasmeei | ⲁⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ aanmeei | ⲉⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etaletenmeei | ⲁⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ aaumeei | ⲁⲁ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ aa- meei |
| expectative | basic | negative | ⲙⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatimeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatekmeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatemeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatefmeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatesmeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatenmeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatetenmeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpatoumeei | ⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpate- meei |
| expectative | circumstantial | negative | ⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatimeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatekmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatemeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatefmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatesmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatenmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatetenmeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ empatoumeei | ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ empate- meei |
| expectative | relative | negative | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatimeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatekmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatefmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatesmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatetenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempatoumeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ etempate- meei |
| expectative | preterite | negative | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatimeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatekmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatemeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatefmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatesmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatetenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempatoumeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnempate- meei |
| aorist | basic | affirmative | ϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ šaimeei | ϣⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ šakmeei | ϣⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ šalemeei | ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ šafmeei | ϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ šasmeei | ϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ šanmeei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ šatetenmeei | ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ šaumeei | ϣⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ šale- meei |
| aorist | basic | negative | ⲙⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ meimeei | ⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ mekmeei | ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ melemeei | ⲙⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mefmeei | ⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mesmeei | ⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ menmeei | ⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ meletenmeei | ⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ meumeei | ⲙⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ mele- meei |
| aorist | circumstantial | affirmative | ⲉϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešaimeei | ⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešakmeei | ⲉϣⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešalemeei | ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešafmeei | ⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešasmeei | ⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešanmeei | ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešatetenmeei | ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešaumeei | ⲉϣⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ešale- meei |
| aorist | circumstantial | negative | ⲉⲙⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ emeimeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ emekmeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ emelemeei | ⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ emefmeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ emesmeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ emenmeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ emeletenmeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ emeumeei | ⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ emele- meei |
| aorist | relative | affirmative | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešaimeei, nšaimeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešakmeei, nšakmeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešalemeei, nšalemeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešafmeei, nšafmeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešasmeei, nšasmeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešanmeei, nšanmeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešatetenmeei, nšatetenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešaumeei, nšaumeei | ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛϣⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ etešale- meei, nšale- meei |
| aorist | relative | negative | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemeimeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemekmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemelemeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemefmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemesmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemeletenmeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemeumeei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ etemele- meei |
| aorist | preterite | affirmative | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešaimeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešakmeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešalemeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešafmeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešasmeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešanmeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešatetenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešaumeei | ⲛⲛⲉϣⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnešale- meei |
| aorist | preterite | negative | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemeimeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemekmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemelemeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemefmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemesmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemeletenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemeumeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemele- meei |
| aorist | focalising | affirmative | ⲛⲙⲉⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmeimeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmekmeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmelemeei | ⲛⲙⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmefmeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmesmeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmenmeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmeletenmeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmeumeei | ⲛⲙⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nmele- meei |
| optative | basic | affirmative | ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ eiemeei | ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ekemeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ elemeei | ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ efemeei | ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ esemeei | ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ enemeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ eletenemeei | ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ euemeei | ⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ele- meei |
| optative | basic | negative | ⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnameei | ⲛⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnekmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnemeei | ⲛⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnefmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnesmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnenmeei | ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnetenmeei | ⲛⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nnoumeei | ⲛⲛⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nne- meei |
| jussive | basic | affirmative | ⲙⲁⲗⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ malimeei | (use imperative) | (use imperative) | ⲙⲁⲗⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ malefmeei | ⲙⲁⲗⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ malesmeei | ⲙⲁⲗⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ malenmeei | (use imperative) | ⲙⲁⲗⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ maloumeei | ⲙⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ male- meei |
| jussive | basic | negative | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲧⲣⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpeltrimeei | (use imperative) | (use imperative) | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpeltrefmeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲧⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpeltresmeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpeltrenmeei | (use imperative) | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpeltreumeei | ⲙⲡⲉⲗⲧⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ mpeltre- meei |
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| | | | ⲁⲛⲁⲕ | ⲛⲧⲁⲕ | ⲛⲧⲁ | ⲛⲧⲁϥ | ⲛⲧⲁⲥ | ⲁⲛⲁⲛ | ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛ | ⲛⲧⲁⲩ | - |
| conjunctive | conjunctive | conjunctive | ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉⲉⲓ tameei, ntameei | ⲛⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ nkmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntemeei | ⲛϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nfmeei | ⲛⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ nsmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntenmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntetenmeei | ⲛⲥⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ nsemeei | ⲛⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ nte- meei |
| future conjunctive | future conjunctive | future conjunctive | ⲧⲁⲗⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ talimeei, ntalimeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ talekmeei, ntalekmeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ talemeei, ntalemeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ talefmeei, ntalefmeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ talesmeei, ntalesmeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ talenmeei, ntalenmeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ taletenmeei, ntaletenmeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ taloumeei, ntaloumeei | ⲧⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲛⲧⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ tale- meei, ntale- meei |
| precursive | precursive | precursive | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntelimeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntelekmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntelemeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntelefmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntelesmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntelenmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ nteletenmeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ nteloumeei | ⲛⲧⲉⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ntele- meei |
| limitative | limitative | limitative | ϣⲁⲛϯⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantimeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantekmeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantemeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantefmeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantesmeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantenmeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantetenmeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ šantoumeei | ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ šante- meei |
| conditional | long | long | ⲉⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ eišanmeei | ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ ekšanmeei | ⲉⲗⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ elešanmeei | ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ efšanmeei | ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ esšanmeei | ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ enšanmeei | ⲉⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ eletenšanmeei | ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ eušanmeei | ⲉⲗⲉϣⲁⲛ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ, ⲉⲗϣⲁⲛ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ elešan- meei, elšan- meei |
| conditional | short | short | ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲉⲓ aimeei | ⲁⲕⲙⲉⲉⲓ akmeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲙⲉⲉⲓ alemeei | ⲁϥⲙⲉⲉⲓ afmeei | ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲉⲓ asmeei | ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ anmeei | ⲁⲗⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲉⲓ aletenmeei | ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲉⲓ aumeei | ⲁⲗⲉ- ⲙⲉⲉⲓ ale- meei |
| negated with | negated with | negated with | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- | ϣⲧⲉⲙ- štem- |

#### Noun

ⲙⲉⲉⲓ • (meei) m
* (Fayyumic) love

### References

* Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 78
* Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 156