ⲙⲉ

Coptic

Etymology 1

From Demotic mr (“to love”), from Egyptian (mrj, “to love”).

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲉⲓ (mei) — Bohairic
• ⲙⲉⲓⲉ (meie) — Akhmimic
• ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi) — Fayyumic

Verb

ⲙⲉ • (me) (nominal state ⲙⲉⲣⲉ-, pronominal state ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ⸗, stative ⲙⲉⲣⲓⲧ, imperative ⲙⲉⲣⲁⲧⲉ)

1. (Sahidic) to love

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⲙⲉ (Sahidic dialect)

infinitive	affirmative	ⲙⲉ me	imperative	affirmative	ⲙⲉ me
	negative	ⲧⲙ̄ⲙⲉ tm̄me		negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲙⲉ m̄pr̄me

		singular					plural			nominal
		1st person	2nd person		3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
			masculine	feminine	masculine	feminine
durative sentence
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	-
present	basic	ϯⲙⲉ time	ⲕⲙⲉ kme	ⲧⲉⲙⲉ teme	ϥⲙⲉ fme	ⲥⲙⲉ sme	ⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ tn̄me	ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ tetn̄me	ⲥⲉⲙⲉ seme	ⲙⲉ me
	circumstantial, focalising	ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ eïme	ⲉⲕⲙⲉ ekme	ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ ereme	ⲉϥⲙⲉ efme	ⲉⲥⲙⲉ esme	ⲉⲛⲙⲉ enme	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etetn̄me	ⲉⲩⲙⲉ eume	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ ere- me
	relative	ⲉϯⲙⲉ etime	ⲉⲧⲕ̄ⲙⲉ etk̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉ, ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ eteme, etereme	ⲉⲧϥ̄ⲙⲉ etf̄me	ⲉⲧⲥ̄ⲙⲉ ets̄me	ⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etetn̄me	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉ etoume	ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ etere- me
	preterite	ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ neïme	ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉ nekme	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ nereme	ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉ nefme	ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲉ nesme	ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉ nenme	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ netetn̄me	ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉ neume	ⲛⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ nere- me
future	basic	ϯⲛⲁⲙⲉ tiname	ⲕⲛⲁⲙⲉ kname	ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ tename	ϥⲛⲁⲙⲉ fname	ⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉ sname	ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲉ tn̄name	ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉ tetname	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ sename	ⲛⲁⲙⲉ name
	circumstantial, focalising	ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲙⲉ eïname	ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲙⲉ ekname	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ erename	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉ efname	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉ esname	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉ enname	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉ etetname	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉ euname	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ere- name
	relative	ⲉϯⲛⲁⲙⲉ etiname	ⲉⲧⲕ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲉ etk̄name	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ, ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ etename, eterename	ⲉⲧϥ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲉ etf̄name	ⲉⲧⲥ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲉ ets̄name	ⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲉ etn̄name	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉ etetname	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉ etouname	ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉ etere- name
	preterite	ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲙⲉ neïname	ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁⲙⲉ nekname	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲙⲉ nerename	ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲙⲉ nefname	ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲙⲉ nesname	ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁⲙⲉ nenname	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲙⲉ netetname	ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲙⲉ neuname	ⲛⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲙⲉ nere- name
negated with		(ⲛ̄-) … ⲁⲛ (n̄-) … an
non-durative sentence
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	-
past	basic affirmative	ⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ aïme	ⲁⲕⲙⲉ akme	ⲁⲙⲉ, ⲁⲣⲙⲉ, ⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ ame, arme, areme	ⲁϥⲙⲉ afme	ⲁⲥⲙⲉ asme	ⲁⲛⲙⲉ anme	ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ atetn̄me	ⲁⲩⲙⲉ aume	ⲁ- ⲙⲉ a- me
	basic negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲙⲉ m̄pime	ⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲙⲉ m̄pk̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲙⲉ, ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲙⲉ m̄peme, m̄pr̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲉ m̄pf̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲙⲉ m̄ps̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲙⲉ m̄pn̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ m̄petn̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉ m̄poume	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉ m̄pe- me
	circumstantial affirmative	ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ eaïme	ⲉⲁⲕⲙⲉ eakme	ⲉⲁⲙⲉ, ⲉⲁⲣⲙⲉ, ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ eame, earme, eareme	ⲉⲁϥⲙⲉ eafme	ⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉ easme	ⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉ eanme	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ eatetn̄me	ⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉ eaume	ⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉ ea- me
	circumstantial negative	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲙⲉ em̄pime	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲙⲉ em̄pk̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲙⲉ, ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲙⲉ em̄peme, em̄pr̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲉ em̄pf̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲙⲉ em̄ps̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲙⲉ em̄pn̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ em̄petn̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉ em̄poume	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉ em̄pe- me
	relative affirmative	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ entaïme, n̄taïme	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉ entakme, n̄takme	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲉ, ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲙⲉ, ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ entame, n̄tame, entarme, n̄tarme, entareme, n̄tareme	ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲙⲉ entafme, n̄tafme	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉ entasme, n̄tasme	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉ entanme, n̄tanme	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ entatetn̄me, n̄tatetn̄me	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉ entaume, n̄taume	ⲉⲛⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉ enta- me, n̄ta- me
	relative negative	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲙⲉ etem̄pime	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄pk̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲙⲉ, ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄peme, etem̄pr̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄pf̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄ps̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄pn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄petn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉ etem̄poume	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉ etem̄pe- me
	preterite affirmative	ⲛⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ neaïme	ⲛⲉⲁⲕⲙⲉ neakme	ⲛⲉⲁⲙⲉ, ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲙⲉ, ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ neame, nearme, neareme	ⲛⲉⲁϥⲙⲉ neafme	ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲙⲉ neasme	ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲙⲉ neanme	ⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ neatetn̄me	ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲙⲉ neaume	ⲛⲉⲁ- ⲙⲉ nea- me
	preterite negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲙⲉ nem̄pime	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄pk̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲙⲉ, ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄peme, nem̄pr̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄pf̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄ps̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄pn̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄petn̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲙⲉ nem̄poume	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲙⲉ nem̄pe- me
	focalising affirmative	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ n̄taïme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲙⲉ n̄takme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ n̄tame, n̄tarme, n̄tareme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲙⲉ n̄tafme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲙⲉ n̄tasme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲙⲉ n̄tanme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ n̄tatetn̄me	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲙⲉ n̄taume	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ- ⲙⲉ n̄ta- me
expectative	basic negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉ m̄patime	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲙⲉ m̄patk̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉ m̄pateme	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲙⲉ m̄patf̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲙⲉ m̄pats̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ m̄patn̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ m̄patetn̄me	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉ m̄patoume	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉ m̄pate- me
	circumstantial negative	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉ em̄patime	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲙⲉ em̄patk̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉ em̄pateme	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲙⲉ em̄patf̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲙⲉ em̄pats̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ em̄patn̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ em̄patetn̄me	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉ em̄patoume	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉ em̄pate- me
	relative negative	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉ etem̄patime	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄patk̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉ etem̄pateme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄patf̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄pats̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄patn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etem̄patetn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉ etem̄patoume	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉ etem̄pate- me
	preterite negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲙⲉ nem̄patime	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄patk̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲙⲉ nem̄pateme	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄patf̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄pats̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄patn̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ nem̄patetn̄me	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉ nem̄patoume	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉ nem̄pate- me
aorist	basic affirmative	ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ šaïme	ϣⲁⲕⲙⲉ šakme	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ šareme	ϣⲁϥⲙⲉ šafme	ϣⲁⲥⲙⲉ šasme	ϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ šanme	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ šatetn̄me	ϣⲁⲩⲙⲉ šaume	ϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ šare- me
	basic negative	ⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ meïme	ⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉ mekme	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ mereme	ⲙⲉϥⲙⲉ mefme	ⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉ mesme	ⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉ menme	ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ metetn̄me	ⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉ meume	ⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ mere- me
	circumstantial affirmative	ⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ ešaïme	ⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉ ešakme	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ ešareme	ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉ ešafme	ⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉ ešasme	ⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ ešanme	ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ ešatetn̄me	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉ ešaume	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ ešare- me
	circumstantial negative	ⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ emeïme	ⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉ emekme	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ emereme	ⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉ emefme	ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉ emesme	ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉ emenme	ⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ emetetn̄me	ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉ emeume	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ emere- me
	relative affirmative	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ etešaïme, ešaïme	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉ etešakme, ešakme	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ etešareme, ešareme	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉ etešafme, ešafme	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉ etešasme, ešasme	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ etešanme, ešanme	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etešatetn̄me, ešatetn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉ etešaume, ešaume	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ, ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ etešare- me, ešare- me
	relative negative	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ etemeïme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉ etemekme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ etemereme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉ etemefme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉ etemesme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉ etemenme	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etemetetn̄me	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉ etemeume	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ etemere- me
	preterite affirmative	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲙⲉ nešaïme	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲕⲙⲉ nešakme	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ nešareme	ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲙⲉ nešafme	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲥⲙⲉ nešasme	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ nešanme	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ nešatetn̄me	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲙⲉ nešaume	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ nešare- me
	preterite negative	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ nemeïme	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉ nemekme	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ nemereme	ⲛⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉ nemefme	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉ nemesme	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉ nemenme	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ nemetetn̄me	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉ nemeume	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ nemere- me
	focalising affirmative	ⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ emeïme	ⲉⲙⲉⲕⲙⲉ emekme	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ emereme	ⲉⲙⲉϥⲙⲉ emefme	ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲙⲉ emesme	ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲙⲉ emenme	ⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ emetetn̄me	ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲙⲉ emeume	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ emere- me
optative	basic affirmative	ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲙⲉ eïeme	ⲉⲕⲉⲙⲉ ekeme	ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ ereme	ⲉϥⲉⲙⲉ efeme	ⲉⲥⲉⲙⲉ eseme	ⲉⲛⲉⲙⲉ eneme	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲙⲉ etetneme	ⲉⲩⲉⲙⲉ eueme	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ ere- me
	basic affirmative	ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲙⲉ n̄name	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲙⲉ n̄nekme	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲙⲉ n̄neme	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲙⲉ n̄nefme	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲙⲉ n̄nesme	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲙⲉ n̄nenme	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ n̄netn̄me	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲙⲉ n̄neume	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉ- ⲙⲉ n̄ne- me
jussive	basic affirmative	ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉ marime	(use imperative)		ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉ marefme	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉ maresme	ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲙⲉ marn̄me	(use imperative)	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉ maroume	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ mare- me
	basic affirmative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲁⲙⲉ m̄pr̄trame			ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉϥⲙⲉ m̄pr̄trefme	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉ m̄pr̄tresme	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉ m̄pr̄trenme		ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲙⲉ m̄pr̄treume	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ m̄pr̄tre- me
subordinate clause
		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	-
conjunctive		ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲙⲉ, ⲧⲁⲙⲉ n̄tame, tame	ⲛ̄ⲅⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲕⲙⲉ n̄gme, n̄kme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲙⲉ n̄teme	ⲛ̄ϥⲙⲉ n̄fme	ⲛ̄ⲥⲙⲉ n̄sme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ n̄tn̄me	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ n̄tetn̄me	ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲙⲉ n̄seme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉ n̄te- me
future conjunctive		ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲙⲉ tarime	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲙⲉ tarekme	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲙⲉ tareme	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲙⲉ tarefme	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉ taresme	ⲧⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲙⲉ tarn̄me	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ taretn̄me	ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉ taroume	ⲧⲁⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ tare- me
precursive		ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲙⲉ n̄terime	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲙⲉ n̄terekme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲙⲉ n̄tereme, n̄tererme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲙⲉ n̄terefme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲙⲉ n̄teresme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̄ⲙⲉ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲙⲉ n̄tern̄me, n̄terenme	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ n̄teretn̄me	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲙⲉ n̄teroume	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ n̄tere- me
limitative		ϣⲁⲛϯⲙⲉ šantime	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕ̄ⲙⲉ šantk̄me	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲙⲉ šanteme	ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̄ⲙⲉ šantf̄me	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̄ⲙⲉ šants̄me	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ šantn̄me	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ šantetn̄me	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲙⲉ šantoume	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ- ⲙⲉ šante- me
conditional	long	ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ eïšanme	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ ekšanme	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ, ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ eršanme, erešanme	ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ efšanme	ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ esšanme	ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ enšanme	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ etetn̄šanme	ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲙⲉ eušanme	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ- ⲙⲉ eršan- me
	short	ⲉⲓ̈ⲙⲉ eïme	ⲉⲕⲙⲉ ekme	ⲉⲣⲉⲙⲉ ereme	ⲉϥⲙⲉ efme	ⲉⲥⲙⲉ esme	ⲉⲛⲙⲉ enme	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲙⲉ etetn̄me	ⲉⲩⲙⲉ eume	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲙⲉ ere- me
negated with		ⲧⲙ̄- tm̄-

Etymology 2

From Demotic mꜣꜥt (“truth”), from Egyptian (mꜣꜥt, “truth, order, justice”).

Alternative forms

• ⲙⲏⲉ (mēe), ⲙⲉⲉ (mee) — Sahidic
• ⲙⲏⲓ (mēi), ⲙⲉⲓ (mei) — Bohairic, Fayyumic
• ⲙⲉⲉⲓ (meei) — Fayyumic
• ⲙⲏⲉ (mēe), ⲙⲓⲉ (mie) — Akhmimic

Noun

ⲙⲉ • (me) f

1. (Sahidic, Old Coptic) truth, justice

Adjective

ⲙⲉ • (me)

1. (Sahidic) truthful, righteous
2. (Sahidic) real, genuine

References

• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN
• Marcion Coptic dictionary
• TLA lemma no. C1789 (ⲙⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [1]
• TLA lemma no. C1790 (ⲙⲉ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), [2]