Coptic Future

by Marvin R. Wilson

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 ...1.--Segholates of the i and w classes from fl "Waw and E Yudh verbs come under declension two e. g. and e. Remark 2.--Segholates from E Olaph, fl Nun, and EE verbs come under the third declension, e. g.-ti head (R. ttJSti); l)-s wcW; oppression (R. Mi); o jfople (R. nas). Bernard 3.--Nouns like lLo toice (from kawalo) and am o&l (from Wsjs) which had originaUy two short vowels come under the third declension. Remark 4.--"With consonantal Olaph as the third Radical, we have U&j, lio unclean. The vowel of the Olaph being thrown back and the Olaph quiescing. See 24(1). These are nouns which had originally in the masculine one or two short vowels. Remark 1.--In Pe Yudh nouns like iLrl, the Yudh quiesces in when it would otherwise have a half-vowel. Remark 2.--In E "Waw nouns the diphthong passes over into e in the emphatic singular and in the singular with suffixes, e. g. cow; lkla collection. Remark 3.--In segholate feminines from Lomadh Olaph roots the Yudh quiesces in its homogeneous vowel in the emphatic singular and before suffixes. Generally, this causes the preceding consonant to lose its vowel, e. g. b tS I. For exceptions, see 85. Remark 4.--Like Uj are lls? j3r---e and l. o Aari, and, in general, participles and adjectives of the form l-i-o, s?. Remark 5.--Instead of l" mUi, some give the abs. sing. as a making it like o Declension IV. z.x bath is in the singular like 1 -io, but in the plural it has Remark G.--Feminine nouns in UJ from masculines in or are inflected like lllJ, except that the vowels of the penult remain firm. So also, feminine nouns in 1 from masculines of the form katul, e. g. b la oio little queen; l El'v "iS perishable things. Remark 7.--Nouns like 1L afflict...

26 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 2012

About the author

Dr. Marvin R. Wilson's widely used textbook, Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith, has been translated into Italian, Chinese, Korean and other languages. For a number of years, Marvin worked as a translator and editor of the New International Version of the Bible. Recently, he contributed a major article to the ESV Study Bible. Marvin also served as primary scholar of a two-hour TV documentary, Jews & Christians: A Journey of Faith, a program that has now played on more than 200 PBS stations.