Coptic Reader

Ⲡⲉⲛⲓⲱⲧ ⲉⲧ ϧⲉⲛ ⲛⲓⲫⲏⲩⲓ…

The opening petitions and the concluding doxology of the Lord's Prayer in the Bohairic wording printed in the Coptic Church's Agpeya. The middle petitions are omitted here for length. Every token is glossed in the reader; tap any word to see its entry.

bohairicliturgical~1 min

Ⲭⲉⲣⲉ ⲛ̀ϫⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ…

An original Metremnkeme composition (not a heritage witness) built only from words attested in standard reference dictionaries. It practices the nominal sentence pattern: subject, then predicate noun or adjective, then the agreeing copula ⲡⲉ / ⲧⲉ.

bohairiceducational~1 min

Ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲟ ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ⲡⲉ…

An original Metremnkeme composition using nature words from the core dictionary, including Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ 'Fayyum', literally 'the lake' — a reminder that place names carry the old language.

bohairiceducational~1 min

ⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲩⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲓⲟⲛ ⲛⲧⲉⲓⲏⲥⲟⲩⲥ ⲡⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ ⲡϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲙⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ.…

The beginning of Mark's Gospel in Bohairic: John the Baptist in the wilderness, the baptism of Jesus, and the good news of God.

bohairicBeginnerbiblical~2 min

ϧⲉⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲏ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁϥⲭⲏ ϧⲁⲧⲉⲛⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲛⲉⲟⲩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲥⲁϫⲓ.…

The prologue of John's Gospel in Bohairic: the Word with God, the light of humanity, and the Word become flesh.

bohairicIntermediatebiblical~1 min

ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲁⲟⲩⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲡϭ̅ⲥ̅ ϣⲱⲡⲓ ϩⲁⲓⲱⲛⲁ ⲡ̀ϣⲏⲣⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁⲙⲁⲑⲓ ⲉϥϫⲱ ⲙ̀ⲙⲟⲥ.…

Jonah is called to Nineveh, flees by ship to Tarshish, and is cast into the sea — the opening of the Book of Jonah in Bohairic.

bohairicIntermediatebiblical~2 min

ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲕⲁⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲉ ⲡⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲉⲧⲉⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥϣⲉ ϧⲉⲛⲡ̀ⲥⲟϭⲛⲓ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲓⲁⲥⲉⲃⲏⲥ ⲟⲩⲇⲉ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉϥⲟ̀ϩⲓ ⲉ̀ⲣⲁⲧϥ ϩⲓⲫ̀ⲙⲱⲓⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲉϥⲉⲣⲛⲟⲃⲓ…

The first psalm in Bohairic: the way of the righteous versus the way of the wicked.

bohairicBeginnerliturgical~1 min

ϯⲡⲣⲟⲥⲉⲩⲭⲏ ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲁⲃⲃⲁⲕⲟⲩⲙ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲛⲉⲙⲟⲩϩⲱⲇⲏ.…

Opening verses of Habakkuk's theophany hymn in Bohairic — God coming from Teman, glory filling the heavens and the earth.

bohairicAdvancedliturgical~1 min

ⲉϣⲱⲡ ⲁⲓϣⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ϧⲉⲛⲫⲗⲁⲥ ⲛⲧⲉⲛⲓⲣⲱⲙⲓ ⲛⲉⲙⲫⲁⲛⲓⲁⲅⲅⲉⲗⲟⲥ ⲙⲙⲟⲛϯ ⲁⲅⲁⲡⲏ ⲇⲉ ⲙⲙⲁⲩ ⲁⲓⲉⲣ ⲙⲫⲣⲏϯ ⲛⲟⲩϩⲟⲙⲧ ⲉϥⲥⲉⲛⲥⲉⲛ ⲓⲉ ⲟⲩⲕⲩⲙⲃⲁⲗⲟⲛ ⲉϥⲉϣⲗⲏⲗⲟⲩⲓ.…

Paul's hymn to love in Bohairic: tongues and prophecy without love, the patience and kindness of love, faith, hope, and love.

bohairicIntermediatebiblical~2 min

ϯⲉⲡⲓⲥⲧⲟⲗⲏ ⲉⲧⲁⲩⲥϧⲏⲧⲥ ⲛⲗⲁⲩⲥⲓⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲡⲟⲥⲓⲧⲟⲥ ⲡⲓⲃⲱⲕ ⲛⲧⲉⲡⲭ︦ⲥ︦ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.…

The opening of Palladius' Lausiac History in its Bohairic version: the letter to Lausus announcing an account of the ascetics of Egypt.

bohairicAdvancedhistorical~1 min

ϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϧⲉⲛⲛⲓϫⲟⲙ ⲛⲉⲙⲛⲓϣⲫⲏⲣⲓ ⲉ̀ⲧⲁⲫϯ ⲁⲓⲧⲟⲩ ⲉ̀ⲃⲟⲗ ϩⲓⲧⲟⲧϥ ⲙ̀ⲡⲉⲛⲓ̀ⲱⲧ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲙ̀ⲡⲣⲟⲫⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲁⲡⲁ ϣⲉⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲡⲓⲡⲣⲉⲥⲃⲩⲧⲉⲣⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲙⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⲉ̀ⲁϥϩⲩⲥⲧⲟⲣⲓⲛ ⲙ̀ⲙⲱⲟⲩ ⲛ̀ϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲡⲁ ⲃⲏⲥⲁ ⲡⲉϥⲙⲁⲑⲏⲧⲏⲥ ⲉⲩⲱ̀ⲟⲩ ⲙ̀ⲫϯ…

The opening of the Bohairic Life of Shenoute of Atripe, founder-archimandrite of the White Monastery.

bohairicAdvancedliterary~1 min

ⲫⲃⲓⲟⲥ ⲙⲡⲓⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲓⲁⲣⲭⲓⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲛⲓϣϯ ⲙⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲓⲥⲁⲁⲕ ⲉⲁϥϩⲓⲥⲧⲟⲣⲉⲓⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲛϫⲉⲫⲏ ⲉⲑⲟⲩⲁⲃ ⲁⲃⲃⲁ ⲙⲏⲛⲁ ⲡⲓϩⲟⲥⲓⲱⲧⲁⲧⲟⲥ ⲛⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲡⲟⲥ ⲛⲧⲉϯⲡⲟⲗⲓⲥ ⲡϣⲁϯ ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩϩⲉⲓⲣⲏⲛⲏ ⲛⲧⲉⲫ︦ϯ︦ ⲁⲙⲏⲛ.…

Opening of the Bohairic Life of Pope Isaac of Alexandria, composed by Mena of Pshati.

bohairicAdvancedliterary~1 min

Ⲉⲣϣⲁⲛⲧⲃⲁϣⲟⲣ⳿ ⲁϣⲕⲁⲕ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ⳿ ⲁⲛ` ⲉⲧⲉⲛ̄ⲧⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ⳿ ⲡ︤ϩ︦ⲙ︥ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲙⲁⲙⲙⲱⲛⲁⲥ⳿ ϩ︤ⲛ︥ϩⲉⲛϩⲣⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲩⲟϣ⳿, ⲉⲣⲉⲡⲙⲟⲩⲓ̈ⲧ︤ⲣ︥ⲣⲉ⳿ ⲉⲧⲉⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲡⲉ⳿ ⲡ︤ϩ︦ⲙ︥ϩⲁⲗ ⲙ̄ⲡⲉⲭ︤ⲥ︥,…

An excerpt from a Sahidic discourse of Shenoute of Atripe, written in his characteristic prophetic style against injustice.

sahidicAdvancedliterary~1 min

ⲁⲥϣⲱⲡⲉ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲧⲉⲣⲉⲛⲉⲕⲣⲓⲧⲏⲥ ϩⲙⲟⲟⲥ ⲉϯϩⲁⲡ ⲁⲩϩⲉⲃⲱⲱⲛ ϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲃⲱⲕ ⲛϭⲓⲟⲩⲣⲱⲙⲉ ⲉⲩⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲃⲏⲑⲗⲉⲉⲙ ⲙⲡⲕⲁϩ ⲛⲓⲟⲩⲇⲁ ⲉⲧⲣⲉϥϭⲟⲓⲗⲉ ⲉⲧⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲙⲙⲱⲁⲃ ⲛⲧⲟϥ ⲙⲛⲧⲉϥⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ ⲙⲛⲡⲉϥϣⲏⲣⲉ ⲥⲛⲁⲩ…

Famine drives Elimelech's family from Bethlehem to Moab; Ruth clings to Naomi — the opening of Ruth in Sahidic Coptic.

sahidicIntermediatebiblical~2 min

ⲛⲁⲉⲓ ⲛⲉ ⲛ̄ϣⲁϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲏⲡ⳿ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲓ︤ⲥ︥ ⲉⲧⲟⲛϩ ϫⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲩⲱ ⲁϥⲥϩⲁⲓ̈ⲥⲟⲩ ⲛ̄ϭⲓⲇⲓⲇⲩⲙⲟⲥ ⲓ̈ⲟⲩⲇⲁⲥ ⲑⲱⲙⲁⲥ…

The incipit and first sayings of the Gospel of Thomas in the Sahidic of Nag Hammadi Codex II — a sayings collection outside the canonical gospels, presented as a literary witness.

sahidicAdvancedliterary~1 min