Thanks in Coptic

ophadece

Dear all,
I am aware of some people propagating flawed Coptic teachings which I have a strong stance against and these teachings need to be corrected. I therefore ask you all to refrain from saying ϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ when you finish writing any paragraph. This expression is an imperative verb to instruct someone to "thank". It does not mean anything. Thank who? Thank what?
However, if one would want to say something along the lines of "with thanks", "مع الشكر", then one needs to say ϧⲉⲛ ⲟⲩϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ. To say "I thank" only ϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ would still be wrong - the verb ought to be "ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ" and even in that case it is incomplete and incorrect. Ϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ literally means "accept grace" without an article, eg "from", hence it has to be followed by "ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧ//".
Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ

mabsoota

i understood this post!

:-O

and i think `ntot means 'all' (or something like that, i am still a beginner!)

thanks, ophadece for your lesson :)

ophadece

Thanks @mabsoota
No, ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧ// is a derivative of ⲛ̀ⲧⲉⲛ literally to mean "from x's hand" so ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ literally means "I accept the grace of your hand", or simply I thank you..
Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ

Jojo_Hanna

Ϯϣⲉⲡϩ̀ⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ Ⲡⲉⲛⲥⲁϧ Ϥⲁⲇⲓ :)

mabsoota

oops, sorry, confused it with a word from the previous lesson.

back to the drawing board...

nemwten = all of you

ophadece

Ϯϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ ⲛ̀ⲧⲟⲧⲕ ⲉⲙⲁϣⲱ ⲡⲁⲥⲁϧ @Jojo_Hanna
Absolutely right @mabsoota
Ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ ϧⲉⲛ ⲡϭⲥ