ⲛⲧⲟ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲛⲑⲟ (ntho) — Bohairic
• ⲛⲧⲁ (nta) — Fayyumic

Etymology

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

Pronoun

ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ • (n̄to) f (construct form ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ-)

1. (Sahidic, Akhmimic) you (second-person feminine singular personal pronoun)

See also

Sahidic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (anok)	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ (anon)
2nd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ (n̄tok)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄ (n̄tōtn̄)
	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ (n̄to)
3rd person	m	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ (n̄tof)	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (n̄toou)
	f	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ (n̄tos)

Akhmimic independent personal pronouns

		Singular	Plural
1st person		ⲁⲛⲁⲕ (anak)	ⲁⲛⲁⲛ (anan)
2nd person	m	ⲛⲧⲁⲕ (ntak)	ⲛⲧⲱⲧⲛⲉ (ntōtne)
	f	ⲛⲧⲟ (nto)
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