ⲁⲛ SB, ⲉⲛ AF, neg particle, following subj & predic, the clause mostly beginning with ⲛ- (Stern 386–393, Sdff 457–463, cf Spg Dem Gr 472); used a. in nominal clauses: Job 22 2 S ⲙⲏ ⲙⲡϫⲟⲉⲓⲥ ⲁⲛ (var ⲙⲏ ⲡϫ.), Sa 4 8 S ⲛⲟⲩⲁϣⲏ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲣⲟⲙⲡⲉⲧⲉ. b. verbal clauses: 1 pres, Ps 38 6 S ⲛⲅⲣ ⲭⲣⲓⲁ ⲁⲛ = B om ⲛ-; 2 pres, Ps 43 6 S ⲛⲉⲓⲕⲱ ⲁⲛ ⲛϩⲧⲏⲓ = B ⲟⲩ ϯⲛⲁ- ⲁⲛ; 1 fut, Ap 7 16 S ⲛⲥⲉⲛⲁϩⲕⲟ ⲁⲛ = B ⲛⲛⲟⲩ-; 2 fut, Ps 61 1 SB ⲙⲏ ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲛⲁϩⲩⲡⲟⲧⲁⲥⲥⲉ ⲁⲛ; 2 perf, Sa 12 13 S ⲛⲧⲁⲕⲕⲣⲓⲛⲉ ⲙⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ; impf, PS 25 S ⲛⲉⲩⲛⲁⲩ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ; aor (rare), Sa 16 7 S ⲉϣⲁϥⲛⲟⲩϩⲙ ⲁⲛ; aor preter, Va 58 192 B ⲛⲉϣⲁⲛⲓ ⲁⲛ ⲉϧⲟⲩⲛ. c. relative clauses: Ps 114 14 SB ⲛⲉⲧⲙⲟⲟⲩⲧ ⲁⲛ ⲛⲉⲧⲛⲁⲥⲙⲟⲩ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ, Ap 13 8 S ⲛⲉⲧⲉⲙⲡⲉⲩⲣⲁⲛ ⲥⲏϩ ⲁⲛ = B om ⲁⲛ. d. addition to neg pref: ⲙⲡⲉ-: Esth 4 2 S ⲙⲡⲉⲥⲧⲟ ⲛⲁϥ ⲁⲛⲡⲉ, ShA 1 114 S ⲙⲡⲓⲉⲓⲙⲉ ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ, ⲙⲡⲣ- (v AZ 55 75): Ryl 110 S ⲛⲡⲉⲣⲥⲉ ⲙⲟⲟⲩ ⲁⲛ, C 86 79 B ⲙⲡⲉⲣϯ ⲁⲥⲟ ⲉⲣⲟⲓ ⲁⲛ (var om), ib 351 B ⲙⲡⲉⲣⲭⲁϥ ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ; ⲙⲙⲟⲛ (AZ l c): ShA 1 365 S ⲙⲛⲧⲉⲧⲛⲥⲟⲟⲩⲛ ⲙⲙⲟϥ ⲁⲛ, C 89 45 B ⲙⲙⲟⲛ ϩⲗⲓ ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⲛⲁϩⲱⲡ ⲉⲣⲟⲕ ⲁⲛ = S ⲙⲉⲣⲉⲗⲁⲁⲩ ...ϩⲱⲡ. e. prepos clauses: Aeg 259 S ϩⲛⲟⲩϯ ⲧⲱⲛ ⲁⲛ, Wess 11 169 S wherefore art come to be monk? ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲁⲛ ⲉⲕⲛⲁⲧⲱⲟⲩⲛ ϩⲁⲛⲑⲗⲓⲯⲓⲥ οὐχὶ ἵνα; Jo 12 6, 2 Thes 3 9 S ⲉⲃⲟⲗ ⲁⲛ ϫⲉ- οὐχ ὅτι.