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Quick Coptic Translation

jfarag92jfarag92
edited December 1969 in Random Issues
Nothing important, but does anyone know how to say "lion" in Coptic?
Or does anyone know a good website for translations

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  • Khas.
    [quote author=jfarag92 link=topic=10663.msg129977#msg129977 date=1297117534]
    Nothing important, but does anyone know how to say "lion" in Coptic?
    Or does anyone know a good website for translations

    asad
  • jfarag92jfarag92
    it's the same as Arabic?
  • anba bolaanba bola
    According to Crum's Coptic Dictionary the coptic word for lion is

    B E L TH Omega N or (M Omega O Epsilon Iota)

    (Sorry I had to write out the words for certain letters as they have more than one corresponding English letter)
  • epchois_nai_nanepchois_nai_nan
    Yes, the word is moui (pronounced 'movi' in GB and 'mowi' in OB)

    Mu Omicron Epsilon Iota (m-o-u-i)


    I can email you a PDF dictionary if you'd like, for any other translations.

    God bless
  • minatasgeelminatasgeel
    [quote author=epchois_nai_nan link=topic=10663.msg129991#msg129991 date=1297121538]
    Yes, the word is moui (pronounced 'movi' in GB and 'mowi' in OB)

    Mu Omicron Epsilon Iota (m-o-u-i)
    I can email you a PDF dictionary if you'd like, for any other translations

    Wouldn't it be "moo-ee"...
  • epchois_nai_nanepchois_nai_nan
    [quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=10663.msg129992#msg129992 date=1297121919]
    Wouldn't it be "moo-ee"...


    Ah yes you're right! My bad, in GB that is - 'moo-ee' - I forgot that the epsilon is silent.

    Which means that in OB it would be similar - mou-i (because the epsilon is silent here too and not pronounced as full 'w')
  • pp
    [coptic]bel;wn[/coptic]. This is the word "LION" while [coptic]moui[/coptic] is lioness.
  • epchois_nai_nanepchois_nai_nan
    According to my dictionary, moui is lion and miy is lioness. bel;wn is just a synonym I think.
  • minatasgeelminatasgeel
    [quote author=epchois_nai_nan link=topic=10663.msg130001#msg130001 date=1297122976]
    [quote author=minatasgeel link=topic=10663.msg129992#msg129992 date=1297121919]
    Wouldn't it be "moo-ee"...


    Ah yes you're right! My bad, in GB that is - 'moo-ee' - I forgot that the epsilon is silent.

    Which means that in OB it would be similar - mou-i (because the epsilon is silent here too and not pronounced as full 'w')

    well....i wouldn't call it silent but rather with the combination with "o", it would give the "oo" sound like "moon" and not like "more"
  • Cyril97Cyril97
    If there is any PDF dictionnary, can you PM it to me?
    God bless, Pray for me,
    Cyril
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