ⲛⲧⲁ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲧⲟ (nto) — Sahidic, Akhmimic
• ⲛⲑⲟ (ntho) — Bohairic

Etymology

From Egyptian (ntṯ, “you (fem.sing.)”).

Pronoun

ⲛⲧⲁ • (nta) f

1. (Fayyumic) you (second-person feminine singular personal pronoun)

See also

Fayyumic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁⲛⲁⲕ (anak)	ⲁⲛⲁⲛ (anan)
2nd person	m	ⲛⲧⲁⲕ (ntak)	ⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲛ (ntaten)
	f	ⲛⲧⲁ (nta)
3rd person	m	ⲛⲧⲁϥ (ntaf)	ⲛⲧⲁⲩ (ntau)
	f	ⲛⲧⲁⲥ (ntas)

References

• Crum, Walter E. (1939) A Coptic Dictionary‎^[1], Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN, page 11
• Černý, Jaroslav (1976) Coptic Etymological Dictionary, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 112