Coptic Bohairic Introductory Course

Lesson 12

Fundamentals of Bohairic Coptic

12.3 Numbers: 12.3.1 Simple Numbers: Number

Masculine

Feminine

ou i

ouai c nau

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

a b

c nou] som]

b ] g ]

somt

g

f twou f tou-

d

]ou (tiou)

e

coou

6

sasf s m/n

z ] / ] y ] i ] k ]

sasfi s m/ni

z / y

'it

'i] m/] jw]

m/t , met-

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

i

jwt

k

map , mab

l m

h me

teoui , taiou

n x o p f r

ce

s be , s fe

qamne

picteoui

se

100 200

s/i

c

so

1,000

a

10,000 y ba 12.3.2 Composite Numbers: Between 11 and 99, the numeral is formed by placing the tens before the ones. For hundreds and thousands, the single unit is placed before the hundred or the thousand unit and they joined by the particle ' n- ' , except for the numeral 'two'. For combination of ones, tens, and hundreds, they are arranged as in the same order the numeral is written. Examples:

12-2

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