# ⲙⲉⲓ
## Coptic
### Etymology 1
#### Alternative forms

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

#### Noun

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) f
* (Bohairic, Fayyumic) truth

### Etymology 2
#### Alternative forms

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

#### Pronunciation

* (Classical Coptic) IPA: /mej~meʔ/
* (Late Bohairic) IPA: /maj~maʔ/
* (Greco-Bohairic Pronunciation) IPA: /meɪ̯/

#### Verb

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) (nominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲉ-, pronominal state ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ⸗, stative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲉⲛⲣⲁϯ)
* (Bohairic) to love

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | affirmative | ⲙⲉⲓ mei | imperative | affirmative | ⲙⲉⲓ mei |
| infinitive | negative | ϣⲧⲉⲙⲙⲉⲓ štemmei | imperative | negative | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲉⲓ m̀permei |
| | | | 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 ||||||||||||
| | | | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ | ⲁⲛⲟⲛ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ | - |
| present | basic | basic | ϯⲙⲉⲓ timei | ⲭⲙⲉⲓ khmei | ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ temei | ϥⲙⲉⲓ fmei | ⲥⲙⲉⲓ smei | ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ tenmei | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ tetenmei | ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ semei | ⲙⲉⲓ mei |
| present | circumstantial | circumstantial | ⲉⲓⲙⲉⲓ eimei | ⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ ekhmei | ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ eremei | ⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ efmei | ⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ esmei | ⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ enmei | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ eretenmei | ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ eumei | ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ere- mei |
| present | relative | relative | ⲉϯⲙⲉⲓ etimei | ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ etekhmei | ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ etemei | ⲉⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ etefmei | ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ etesmei | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etenmei | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etetenmei | ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ etoumei | ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ete- mei |
| present | preterite | preterite | ⲛⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ naimei | ⲛⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ nakhmei | ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ naremei | ⲛⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ nafmei | ⲛⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ nasmei | ⲛⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ nanmei | ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ naretenmei | ⲛⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ naumei | ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nare- mei |
| present | focalising | focalising | ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ aimei | ⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ akhmei | ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ aremei | ⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ afmei | ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ asmei | ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anmei | ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ aretenmei | ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ aumei | ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ are- mei |
| future | basic | basic | ϯⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ tinamei | ⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ khnamei | ⲧⲉⲣⲁⲙⲉⲓ teramei | ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ fnamei | ⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ snamei | ⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ tennamei | ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ tetennamei | ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ senamei | ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ namei |
| future | circumstantial | circumstantial | ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ einamei | ⲉⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ekhnamei | ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ erenamei | ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ efnamei | ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ esnamei | ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ennamei | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ eretennamei | ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ eunamei | ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ere- namei |
| future | relative | relative | ⲉϯⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etinamei | ⲉⲧⲉⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etekhnamei | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etenamei | ⲉⲧⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etefnamei | ⲉⲧⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etesnamei | ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etennamei | ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etetennamei | ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ etounamei | ⲉⲧⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ete- namei |
| future | preterite | preterite | ⲛⲁⲓⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nainamei | ⲛⲁⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nakhnamei | ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ narenamei | ⲛⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nafnamei | ⲛⲁⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nasnamei | ⲛⲁⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nannamei | ⲛⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ naretennamei | ⲛⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ naunamei | ⲛⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ nare- namei |
| future | focalising | focalising | ⲁⲓⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ainamei | ⲁⲭⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ akhnamei | ⲁⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ arenamei | ⲁϥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ afnamei | ⲁⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ asnamei | ⲁⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ annamei | ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ aretennamei | ⲁⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ aunamei | ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ are- namei |
| negated with | negated with | negated with | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an | (ⲛ̀-) … ⲁⲛ (ǹ-) … an |
| non-durative sentence ||||||||||||
| | | | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ | ⲁⲛⲟⲛ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ | - |
| past | basic | affirmative | ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ aimei | ⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ akhmei | ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ aremei | ⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ afmei | ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ asmei | ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anmei | ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ atetenmei | ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ aumei | ⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ a- mei |
| past | basic | negative | ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ m̀pimei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ m̀pekhmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ m̀pemei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pefmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pesmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀penmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀petenmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀poumei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀pe- mei |
| past | circumstantial | affirmative | ⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ eaimei | ⲉⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ eakhmei | ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ earemei | ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ eafmei | ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ easmei | ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ eanmei | ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ eatetenmei | ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ eaumei | ⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ ea- mei |
| past | circumstantial | negative | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ em̀pimei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀pekhmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀pemei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pefmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pesmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀penmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀petenmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀poumei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pe- mei |
| past | relative | affirmative | ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etaimei | ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etakhmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etaremei | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etafmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etasmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etanmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etaretenmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etaumei | ⲉⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ eta- mei |
| past | relative | negative | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pimei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pekhmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pemei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pefmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pesmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀penmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀petenmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ etm̀poumei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pe- mei |
| past | preterite | affirmative | ⲛⲉⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ neaimei | ⲛⲉⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ neakhmei | ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ nearemei | ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ neafmei | ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ neasmei | ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ neanmei | ⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ neatetenmei | ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ neaumei | ⲛⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ nea- mei |
| past | preterite | negative | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pimei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pekhmei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pemei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pefmei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pesmei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nem̀penmei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nem̀petenmei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ nem̀poumei | ⲛⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nem̀pe- mei |
| past | focalising, precursive | affirmative | ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etaimei | ⲉⲧⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etakhmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etaremei | ⲉⲧⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etafmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etasmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etanmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etaretenmei | ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etaumei | ⲉⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉⲓ eta- mei |
| expectative | basic | negative | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ m̀patimei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ m̀patekhmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ m̀patemei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀patefmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀patesmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀patenmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀patetenmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀patoumei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀pate- mei |
| expectative | circumstantial | negative | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ em̀patimei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀patekhmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀patemei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀patefmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀patesmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀patenmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀patetenmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀patoumei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pate- mei |
| expectative | relative | negative | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patimei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patekhmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patemei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patefmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patesmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patenmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patetenmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ etm̀patoumei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pate- mei |
| expectative | preterite | negative | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patimei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patekhmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patemei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patefmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patesmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patenmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patetenmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ nam̀patoumei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pate- mei |
| aorist | basic | affirmative | ϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ šaimei | ϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ šakhmei | ϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ šaremei | ϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ šafmei | ϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ šasmei | ϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ šanmei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ šatetenmei | ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ šaumei | ϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ šare- mei |
| aorist | basic | negative | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ m̀paimei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ m̀pakhmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ m̀paremei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pafmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀pasmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀panmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀paretenmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀paumei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀pare- mei |
| aorist | circumstantial | affirmative | ⲉϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ ešaimei | ⲉϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ ešakhmei | ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ ešaremei | ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ ešafmei | ⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ ešasmei | ⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ ešanmei | ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ešatetenmei | ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ ešaumei | ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ešare- mei |
| aorist | circumstantial | negative | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ em̀paimei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀pakhmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀paremei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pafmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pasmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀panmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀paretenmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀paumei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pare- mei |
| aorist | relative | affirmative | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etšaimei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etšakhmei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etšaremei | ⲉⲧϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etšafmei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etšasmei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etšanmei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etšatetenmei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etšaumei | ⲉⲧϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etšare- mei |
| aorist | relative | negative | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paimei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pakhmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paremei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pafmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pasmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀panmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paretenmei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ etm̀paumei | ⲉⲧⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ etm̀pare- mei |
| aorist | preterite | affirmative | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ našaimei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ našakhmei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ našaremei | ⲛⲁϣⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ našafmei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ našasmei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ našanmei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ našatetenmei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ našaumei | ⲛⲁϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ našare- mei |
| aorist | preterite | negative | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paimei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pakhmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paremei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pafmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pasmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀panmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paretenmei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ nam̀paumei | ⲛⲁⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ nam̀pare- mei |
| aorist | focalising | affirmative | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ em̀paimei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ em̀pakhmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ em̀paremei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pafmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ em̀pasmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀panmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ em̀paretenmei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ em̀paumei | ⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ em̀pare- mei |
| optative | basic | affirmative | ⲉⲓⲉⲙⲉⲓ eiemei | ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉⲓ ekemei | ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ eremei | ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉⲓ efemei | ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ esemei | ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ enemei | ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ eretenemei | ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲉⲓ euemei | ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ere- mei |
| optative | basic | negative | ⲛ̀ⲛⲁⲙⲉⲓ ǹnamei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ ǹnekhmei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ ǹnemei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ ǹnefmei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ ǹnesmei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹnenmei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹnetenmei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ǹnoumei | ⲛ̀ⲛⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ǹne- mei |
| jussive | basic | affirmative | ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲓ marimei | (use imperative) | (use imperative) | ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ marefmei | ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ maresmei | ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ marenmei | (use imperative) | ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ maroumei | ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ mare- mei |
| jussive | basic | negative | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲓⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthrimei | (use imperative) | (use imperative) | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthrefmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthresmei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthrenmei | (use imperative) | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthreumei | ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲑⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ m̀penthre- mei |
| subordinate clause ||||||||||||
| | | | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲕ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟϥ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲟⲥ | ⲁⲛⲟⲛ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲧⲉⲛ | ⲛ̀ⲑⲱⲟⲩ | - |
| conjunctive | conjunctive | conjunctive | ⲛ̀ⲧⲁⲙⲉⲓ ǹtamei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ ǹtekhmei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ ǹtemei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ ǹtefmei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ ǹtesmei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹtenmei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ ǹtetenmei | ⲛ̀ⲥⲉⲙⲉⲓ, ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ ǹsemei, ǹtoumei | ⲛ̀ⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ ǹte- mei |
| future conjunctive | future conjunctive | future conjunctive | ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉⲓ tarimei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ tarekhmei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ taremei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ tarefmei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ taresmei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ tarenmei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ taretenmei | ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ taroumei | ⲧⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ tare- mei |
| limitative | limitative | limitative | ϣⲁϯⲙⲉⲓ šatimei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲭⲙⲉⲓ šatekhmei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ šatemei | ϣⲁⲧⲉϥⲙⲉⲓ šatefmei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲥⲙⲉⲓ šatesmei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ šatenmei | ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ šatetenmei | ϣⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉⲓ šatoumei | ϣⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ šate- mei |
| conditional | long | long | ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ aišanmei | ⲁⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ akšanmei | ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ arešanmei | ⲁϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ afšanmei | ⲁⲥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ asšanmei | ⲁⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anšanmei | ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ aretenšanmei | ⲁⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ aušanmei | ⲁⲣⲉϣⲁⲛ- ⲙⲉⲓ arešan- mei |
| conditional | short | short | ⲁⲓⲙⲉⲓ aimei | ⲁⲭⲙⲉⲓ akhmei | ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉⲓ aremei | ⲁϥⲙⲉⲓ afmei | ⲁⲥⲙⲉⲓ asmei | ⲁⲛⲙⲉⲓ anmei | ⲁⲣⲉⲧⲉⲛⲙⲉⲓ aretenmei | ⲁⲩⲙⲉⲓ aumei | ⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉⲓ are- mei |
| 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

ⲙⲉⲓ • (mei) m
* (Bohairic, 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