The Bohairic Coptic Thematic Lexicon
This website is the homepage of the ‘Thematic dictionary of Bohairic Coptic,’ a research project run at the Polis Institute, Jerusalem. 
In the framework of the project, we digitize ancient Bohairic texts and create a corpus-based annotated lexicon.
Each lexical item is linked to its Ancient Egyptian, Greek or Arabic predecessors or cognates.
For example the word ‘snake’:
| Ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϭⲓⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ | ⲧ-ⲗ-ⲁ | Ϧⲉⲛⲕⲉⲛⲗⲁⲥ | ||
| #🐍 #𓆑 | ♂ Ϩⲟϥ ♀ ϩϥⲱ ♂♀♂♀ ϩⲃⲟⲩⲓ | “ⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⲇⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲥⲁⲃⲉ ⲡⲉ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲟⲩⲧⲉ ⲛⲓⲑⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ ⲧⲏⲣⲟⲩ ⲉⲧⲭⲏ ϩⲓϫⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛⲏⲉⲧⲁ ⲡϭⲟⲓⲥ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲑⲁⲙⲓⲱⲟⲩ ⲟⲩⲟϩ ⲡⲉϫⲉ ⲡⲓϩⲟϥ ⲛϯⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ ϫⲉ ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ⲟⲩ ⲁ ⲫⲛⲟⲩϯ ϫⲟⲥ ϫⲉ ⲛⲛⲉⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲱⲙ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϦⲉⲛ ϣϣⲏⲛ ⲛⲓⲃⲉⲛ ⲉⲧϦⲉⲛ ⲡⲓⲡⲁⲣⲁⲇⲓⲥⲟⲥ” (ⲅⲉⲛⲉⲥⲓⲥ ⲅ︦, ⲁ︦) | Coptic C7011 Egyptian 104390 | ⲙⲉⲧⲣⲉⲙⲙⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛⲁⲡⲁⲥ- 𓎛𓆑𓄿𓅱𓆙 |
Recent presentations of the project:
@ Digital Coptic 3, July 2020. http://kellia.uni-goettingen.de/digitalcoptic3/
For any inquiries please write to bohairica@gmail.com.
This section will include our teaching method for Bohairic.
The student first listens, experiences, and then understands and speaks.
Join our Coptic classes at the Polis Institute, Jerusalem.
https://www.polisjerusalem.org/language/coptic/
First, let us study the Coptic alphabet,
ⲁ︦
ⲁⲗⲫⲁⲃⲏⲧⲁ
| ⲕⲁⲡ letter | ⲣⲁⲛ name | ⲥⲙⲏ sound | ⲟⲩⲣⲁⲛ |
| ⲁ | ⲁⲗⲫⲁ | /a/ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲡⲁ |
| ⲃ | ⲃⲏⲧⲁ | /v/, /b/ (final) | ⲃⲁⲗ 👁️ |
| ⲅ | ⲅⲁⲙⲙⲁ | /g/, /gh/, /n/ | gk. ⲅⲓⲅⲁⲥ |
| ⲇ | ⲇaⲗⲇⲁ | /d/ | gk. ⲇⲓⲁⲃⲟⲗⲟⲥ 👿 |
| ⲉ | ⲉⲓ | /e/ (as in men) | ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ 📆 |
| ⲍ | ⲍⲏⲧⲁ | /z/ | gk. ⲍⲱⲟⲛ 🐖🐐🐒 |
| ⲏ | ⲏⲧⲁ | /ê/ | ⲏⲓ 🏠 |
| ⲑ | ⲑⲉⲧⲁ | /t+h/ (as in hothouse), /t/ | ⲑⲏⲟⲩ 🌬️ |
| ⲓ | ⲓⲱⲧⲁ | /i/ (as in sheet) | ⲓⲟϩ 🌙 |
| ⲕ | ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁ | /k/ | ⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲕⲁϣ ✎ |
| ⲗ | ⲗⲟⲗⲁ | /l/ | ⲗⲁⲥ 👅 |
| ⲙ | ⲙⲓ | /m/ | ⲙⲁⲩ 🤱 |
| ⲛ | ⲛⲓ | /n/ | ⲛⲟⲩⲃ 💰 |
| ⲝ | ⲝⲓ | /k+s/ | |
| ⲟ | ⲟ | /o/ | |
| ⲡ | ⲡⲓ | /p/, /b/ | ⲡⲉⲣⲙⲟⲩ 🤪 |
| ⲣ | ⲣⲟ | /r/ | ⲣⲱⲙⲓ 🤵 |
| ⲥ | ⲥⲉⲉⲙⲁ | /s/ | ⲥϩⲓⲙⲓ 👩 |
| ⲧ | ⲧⲁⲩ | /t/ | ⲧⲱⲟⲩ ⛰️ |
| ⲩ, ⲟⲩ | ⲉⲡⲥⲓⲗⲟⲛ | /u/ | ⲟⲩⲁⲓ 1️⃣ |
| ⲫ | ⲫ | /p+h/, /f/ | ⲫⲉ 🌥️ |
| ⲭ | ⲭⲓ | /k+h/, /k/ ϩⲁⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ ⲛⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ- /sh/, /x/ | ⲭⲏⲙⲓ |
| ⲯ | ⲯⲓ | /p+s/, eps | ⲯⲩⲭⲏ |
| ⲱ | ⲱⲙⲉⲅⲁ | /ô/, /au/ | ⲱⲓⲕ🍞 |
| Ϣ | ϣⲁⲓ | /s+h/ | ϣⲫⲏⲣ 🧑🤝🧑 ϣⲫⲉⲣⲓ 👭 |
| Ϥ | ϥⲁⲓ | /f/ | Ϥⲱⲓ |
| Ϧ | Ϧⲁⲓ | /ḫ/, /k+h/ | Ϧⲣⲱⲟⲩ 🔊 |
| Ϩ | ϩⲟⲣⲓ | /h/ | Ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ 🦅 |
| Ϫ | ϫⲁⲛϫⲁ | /j/ | Ϫⲱⲙ 📚 |
| Ϭ | ϭⲓⲙⲁ | /c+h/ (as in chalk) | Ϭⲁⲗⲟϫ 🦵 |
| Ϯ | Ϯ=ⲧⲓ | /t+i/ | Ϯⲙⲓ 🏡🏡🏡 |
ⲥⲱⲧⲉⲙ 