ⲉ- SABF verbal prefix, from hierogl ꞽw, before nominal subj ⲉⲣⲉ- (A ⲉ-), ⲉⲗⲉ- F, characterizes (a) 2 pres (B ⲁ-), (b) 2 fut (B ⲁ-), (c) 3 fut, as (a) ⲉⲩⲙⲉⲉⲩⲉ ⲉϩⲉⲛⲕⲣⲟϥ, ⲉⲣⲉⲛϣⲟϣⲧ ⲛⲧⲟⲟⲧ, (b) ⲉⲣⲉⲧⲉⲩⲧⲟ ⲛⲁϣⲱⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ, ⲁⲓⲉⲓ ⲉⲓⲛⲁⲃⲱⲕ, (c) ϫⲉⲕⲁⲥ ⲉⲩⲉⲉⲓⲙⲉ, ⲁϥⲙⲉⲣⲉ ⲡⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ⲉϥⲉⲉⲓ ⲛⲁϥ; or precedes other auxiliaries, either in subordinate or co-ordinate clause: ⲉⲁϥ-, ⲉϣⲁϥ-, ⲉⲛⲉϥ-, ⲉⲛⲧⲁϥ-; or neg, ⲉⲙⲡⲉϥ-, ⲉⲙⲡⲁⲧϥ-, ⲉⲙⲉϥ-; or in nominal clause: ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛⲡⲉ ⲡⲙⲟⲩ, ⲉⲩⲕⲣⲙⲉⲥⲡⲉ ⲡⲉϥϩⲏⲧ, ⲉⲣⲉϩⲉⲛⲃⲁ ϩⲛⲛⲉⲩϭⲓϫ, ⲛⲉⲩⲥⲙⲟⲩⲡⲉ ϩⲛⲧⲉⲩⲧⲁⲡⲣⲟ ⲉⲩⲥⲁϩⲟⲩ ϩⲙⲡⲉⲩϩⲏⲧ. In condit clause ⲉ- sometimes = if, when, Sdff 481, Ep 1 p 251. As relat: ⲟⲩϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲉⲁϥⲡⲁⲣⲁⲅⲉ, ⲧⲁⲯⲩⲭⲏ ⲉⲛⲧⲁⲕⲥⲟⲧⲥ.

ⲉⲗⲉ- F v ⲉ- vbal prefix.

ⲉⲣⲉ- SB v ⲉ- vbal prefix.