ⲡⲱϣⲛ

Coptic

Alternative forms

• ⲫⲱϣⲉⲛ (phōšen) — Bohairic
• ⲡⲱϣⲉⲛ (pōšen) — Fayyumic

Verb

ⲡⲱϣⲛ • (pōšn) (nominal state ⲡⲉϣⲛ-, pronominal state ⲡⲟϣⲛ⸗, stative ⲡⲟϣⲛ)

1. (Sahidic, Old Coptic, intransitive, religion) to do service, serve (as a priest)
2. (Sahidic, Old Coptic, transitive, religion) to serve
3. (Sahidic, Old Coptic, transitive, religion) to ordain

Conjugation

Conjugation of ⲡⲱϣⲛ (Sahidic dialect)

infinitive	affirmative	ⲡⲱϣⲛ pōšn	imperative	affirmative	ⲡⲱϣⲛ pōšn
	negative	ⲧⲙ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ tm̄pōšn		negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄pōšn

			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		ϯⲡⲱϣⲛ tipōšn	ⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ kpōšn	ⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ tepōšn	ϥⲡⲱϣⲛ fpōšn	ⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ spōšn	ⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ tn̄pōšn	ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ tetn̄pōšn	ⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ sepōšn	ⲡⲱϣⲛ pōšn
	circumstantial, focalising		ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ eïpōšn	ⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ ekpōšn	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ erepōšn	ⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ efpōšn	ⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ espōšn	ⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ enpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ eupōšn	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ ere- pōšn
	relative		ⲉϯⲡⲱϣⲛ etipōšn	ⲉⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etk̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ etepōšn, eterepōšn	ⲉⲧϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etf̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ ets̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ etoupōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ etere- pōšn
	preterite		ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ neïpōšn	ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ nekpōšn	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ nerepōšn	ⲛⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ nefpōšn	ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ nespōšn	ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ nenpōšn	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ netetn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ neupōšn	ⲛⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ nere- pōšn
future	basic		ϯⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ tinapōšn	ⲕⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ knapōšn	ⲧⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ tenapōšn	ϥⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ fnapōšn	ⲥⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ snapōšn	ⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ tn̄napōšn	ⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ tetnapōšn	ⲥⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ senapōšn	ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ napōšn
	circumstantial, focalising		ⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ eïnapōšn	ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ eknapōšn	ⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ erenapōšn	ⲉϥⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ efnapōšn	ⲉⲥⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ esnapōšn	ⲉⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ ennapōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etetnapōšn	ⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ eunapōšn	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ ere- napōšn
	relative		ⲉϯⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etinapōšn	ⲉⲧⲕ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etk̄napōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etenapōšn, eterenapōšn	ⲉⲧϥ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etf̄napōšn	ⲉⲧⲥ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ ets̄napōšn	ⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etn̄napōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etetnapōšn	ⲉⲧⲟⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etounapōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ etere- napōšn
	preterite		ⲛⲉⲓ̈ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ neïnapōšn	ⲛⲉⲕⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ neknapōšn	ⲛⲉⲣⲉⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ nerenapōšn	ⲛⲉϥⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ nefnapōšn	ⲛⲉⲥⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ nesnapōšn	ⲛⲉⲛⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ nennapōšn	ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ netetnapōšn	ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ neunapōšn	ⲛⲉⲣⲉ- ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ nere- napōšn
negated with			(ⲛ̄-) … ⲁⲛ (n̄-) … an
non-durative sentence
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	-
past	basic	affirmative	ⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ aïpōšn	ⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ akpōšn	ⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲁⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ apōšn, arpōšn, arepōšn	ⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ afpōšn	ⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ aspōšn	ⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ anpōšn	ⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ atetn̄pōšn	ⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ aupōšn	ⲁ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ a- pōšn
		negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pipōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pk̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pepōšn, m̄pr̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pf̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄ps̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pn̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄petn̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄poupōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pe- pōšn
	circumstantial	affirmative	ⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ eaïpōšn	ⲉⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ eakpōšn	ⲉⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲁⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ eapōšn, earpōšn, earepōšn	ⲉⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ eafpōšn	ⲉⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ easpōšn	ⲉⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ eanpōšn	ⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ eatetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ eaupōšn	ⲉⲁ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ ea- pōšn
		negative	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pipōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pk̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pepōšn, em̄pr̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pf̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄ps̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pn̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄petn̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄poupōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pe- pōšn
	relative	affirmative	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ entaïpōšn, n̄taïpōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ entakpōšn, n̄takpōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ entapōšn, n̄tapōšn, entarpōšn, n̄tarpōšn, entarepōšn, n̄tarepōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ entafpōšn, n̄tafpōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ entaspōšn, n̄taspōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ entanpōšn, n̄tanpōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ entatetn̄pōšn, n̄tatetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ entaupōšn, n̄taupōšn	ⲉⲛⲧⲁ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ enta- pōšn, n̄ta- pōšn
		negative	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pipōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pk̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pepōšn, etem̄pr̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pf̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄ps̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄petn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄poupōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pe- pōšn
	preterite	affirmative	ⲛⲉⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ neaïpōšn	ⲛⲉⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ neakpōšn	ⲛⲉⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛⲉⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ neapōšn, nearpōšn, nearepōšn	ⲛⲉⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ neafpōšn	ⲛⲉⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ neaspōšn	ⲛⲉⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ neanpōšn	ⲛⲉⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ neatetn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ neaupōšn	ⲛⲉⲁ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ nea- pōšn
		negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pipōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pk̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pepōšn, nem̄pr̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pf̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄ps̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄petn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄poupōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pe- pōšn
	focalising	affirmative	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄taïpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄takpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tapōšn, n̄tarpōšn, n̄tarepōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tafpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄taspōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tanpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tatetn̄pōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄taupōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲁ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄ta- pōšn
expectative	basic	negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patipōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patk̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patepōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patf̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pats̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patn̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patetn̄pōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄patoupōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pate- pōšn
	circumstantial	negative	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patipōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patk̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patepōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patf̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pats̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patn̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄patoupōšn	ⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ em̄pate- pōšn
	relative	negative	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patipōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patk̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patepōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patf̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pats̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄patoupōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ etem̄pate- pōšn
	preterite	negative	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁϯⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patipōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patk̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patepōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patf̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pats̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patetn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄patoupōšn	ⲛⲉⲙ̄ⲡⲁⲧⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ nem̄pate- pōšn
aorist	basic	affirmative	ϣⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ šaïpōšn	ϣⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ šakpōšn	ϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ šarepōšn	ϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ šafpōšn	ϣⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ šaspōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ šanpōšn	ϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ šatetn̄pōšn	ϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ šaupōšn	ϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ šare- pōšn
		negative	ⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ meïpōšn	ⲙⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ mekpōšn	ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ merepōšn	ⲙⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ mefpōšn	ⲙⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ mespōšn	ⲙⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ menpōšn	ⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ metetn̄pōšn	ⲙⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ meupōšn	ⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ mere- pōšn
	circumstantial	affirmative	ⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ ešaïpōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ ešakpōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ešarepōšn	ⲉϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ ešafpōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ ešaspōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ ešanpōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ ešatetn̄pōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ ešaupōšn	ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ ešare- pōšn
		negative	ⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ emeïpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ emekpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ emerepōšn	ⲉⲙⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ emefpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ emespōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ emenpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ emetetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ emeupōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ emere- pōšn
	relative	affirmative	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ etešaïpōšn, ešaïpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ etešakpōšn, ešakpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ etešarepōšn, ešarepōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ etešafpōšn, ešafpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ etešaspōšn, ešaspōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ etešanpōšn, ešanpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etešatetn̄pōšn, ešatetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ etešaupōšn, ešaupōšn	ⲉⲧⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ etešare- pōšn, ešare- pōšn
		negative	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ etemeïpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ etemekpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ etemerepōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ etemefpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ etemespōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ etemenpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etemetetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ etemeupōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ etemere- pōšn
	preterite	affirmative	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ nešaïpōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ nešakpōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ nešarepōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁϥⲡⲱϣⲛ nešafpōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ nešaspōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ nešanpōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nešatetn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ nešaupōšn	ⲛⲉϣⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ nešare- pōšn
		negative	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ nemeïpōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ nemekpōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ nemerepōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ nemefpōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ nemespōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ nemenpōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ nemetetn̄pōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ nemeupōšn	ⲛⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ nemere- pōšn
	focalising	affirmative	ⲉⲙⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ emeïpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ emekpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ emerepōšn	ⲉⲙⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ emefpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ emespōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ emenpōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ emetetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ emeupōšn	ⲉⲙⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ emere- pōšn
optative	basic	affirmative	ⲉⲓ̈ⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ eïepōšn	ⲉⲕⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ ekepōšn	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ erepōšn	ⲉϥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ efepōšn	ⲉⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ esepōšn	ⲉⲛⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ enepōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ etetnepōšn	ⲉⲩⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ euepōšn	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ ere- pōšn
		negative	ⲛ̄ⲛⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄napōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄nekpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄nepōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄nefpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄nespōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄nenpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄netn̄pōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄neupōšn	ⲛ̄ⲛⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄ne- pōšn
jussive	basic	affirmative	ⲙⲁⲣⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ maripōšn	(use imperative)		ⲙⲁⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ marefpōšn	ⲙⲁⲣⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ marespōšn	ⲙⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ marn̄pōšn	(use imperative)	ⲙⲁⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ maroupōšn	ⲙⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ mare- pōšn
		negative	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄trapōšn			ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄trefpōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄trespōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄trenpōšn		ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄treupōšn	ⲙ̄ⲡⲣ̄ⲧⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ m̄pr̄tre- pōšn
subordinate clause
			ⲁⲛⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟϥ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲥ	ⲁⲛⲟⲛ	ⲛ̄ⲧⲱⲧⲛ̄	ⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲟⲩ	-
conjunctive			ⲛ̄ⲧⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲧⲁⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tapōšn, tapōšn	ⲛ̄ⲅⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄gpōšn, n̄kpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tepōšn	ⲛ̄ϥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄fpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄spōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tn̄pōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tetn̄pōšn	ⲛ̄ⲥⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄sepōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄te- pōšn
future conjunctive			ⲧⲁⲣⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ taripōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ tarekpōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ tarepōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ tarefpōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ tarespōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ tarn̄pōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ taretn̄pōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ taroupōšn	ⲧⲁⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ tare- pōšn
precursive			ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲓⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄teripōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄terekpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲣⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄terepōšn, n̄tererpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄terefpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄terespōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tern̄pōšn, n̄terenpōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄teretn̄pōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄teroupōšn	ⲛ̄ⲧⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ n̄tere- pōšn
limitative			ϣⲁⲛϯⲡⲱϣⲛ šantipōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲕ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ šantk̄pōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ šantepōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧϥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ šantf̄pōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲥ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ šants̄pōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ šantn̄pōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ šantetn̄pōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲟⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ šantoupōšn	ϣⲁⲛⲧⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ šante- pōšn
conditional	long		ⲉⲓ̈ϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ eïšanpōšn	ⲉⲕϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ ekšanpōšn	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ, ⲉⲣⲉϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ eršanpōšn, erešanpōšn	ⲉϥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ efšanpōšn	ⲉⲥϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ esšanpōšn	ⲉⲛϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ enšanpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ etetn̄šanpōšn	ⲉⲩϣⲁⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ eušanpōšn	ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ eršan- pōšn
	short		ⲉⲓ̈ⲡⲱϣⲛ eïpōšn	ⲉⲕⲡⲱϣⲛ ekpōšn	ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲱϣⲛ erepōšn	ⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ efpōšn	ⲉⲥⲡⲱϣⲛ espōšn	ⲉⲛⲡⲱϣⲛ enpōšn	ⲉⲧⲉⲧⲛ̄ⲡⲱϣⲛ etetn̄pōšn	ⲉⲩⲡⲱϣⲛ eupōšn	ⲉⲣⲉ- ⲡⲱϣⲛ ere- pōšn
negated with			ⲧⲙ̄- tm̄-

Noun

ⲡⲱϣⲛ • (pōšn) m

1. (Sahidic, religion) service
2. (Sahidic, religion) ordination

Derived terms

• ⲣⲉϥⲡⲱϣⲛ (refpōšn, “servant”)
• ⲡⲁϣⲛⲉ (pašne, “service, ordination”)
• ⲡⲁϣⲛⲉⲥ (pašnes, “ordination”)

References

• TLA lemma no. C2958 (ⲡⲱϣⲛ]), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-17).
• TLA lemma no. C2959 (ⲡⲱϣⲛ), in: Coptic Dictionary Online, ed. by the Koptische/Coptic Electronic Language and Literature International Alliance (KELLIA), (accessed 2024-09-17).
• Marcion Coptic dictionary