ⲕⲏⲙⲉ

head

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (kēme) m

cop-proper noun

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (kēme) m

kēme (romanization)
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (alternative Bohairic)

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt, km-m-t:O49

(Sahidic) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


ⲭⲏⲙⲓ

khēmi (romanization)
ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲕⲏⲙⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”). km-m-t:O49

cog

(Bohairic) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

Syria (a country in West Asia, in the Middle East)

Aramaea/Aramea, Syria (an ancient Aramaic-speaking region in modern Syria and northern Israel)


ⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ

head

ⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ • (iordanēs) m

cop-proper noun

ⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ • (iordanēs) m

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἰορδάνης (Iordánēs), borrowed from Biblical Hebrew יַרְדֵּן.


ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ

head

ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ • (hierousalēm) ?

cop-proper noun

ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ • (hierousalēm) ?

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm).


ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ

cop-noun

ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ • (erphei) m (plural ⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ (erphēoui))

erphei (romanization)
ⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩⲓ (plural)
ⲣⲡⲉ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (alternative Akhmimic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (alternative Fayyumic)

desc

→ Arabic: بِرْبَا (birbā, “site of a ruined temple”)

From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.


ⲧⲱⲟⲩ

cop-noun

ⲧⲱⲟⲩ • (tōou) m

tōou (romanization)
ⲧⲟⲟⲩ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲧⲁⲩ (alternative Akhmimic Fayyumic)

From Demotic tw (“mountain, desert”), from Egyptian ḏw (“mountain”), Dw:Z1


ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ

rakoti (romanization)
ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ (alternative Sahidic)


ϯⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ

A hypothetical correction of the attested ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi) which is ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) + ⲕⲱϣ (kōš, “break”, verb) + ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi, “man”, noun), lit. "the men breaker". Calque of Arabic القَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, “The Victorious”).


ⲫⲓⲟⲙ

phiom (romanization)
ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲫⲓⲁⲙ (alternative Fayyumic)

From Demotic ym (“sea”), from Late Egyptian i-i-m:a-mw-N36:N23 (ym, “lake, sea”), itself a borrowing from Semitic.

inh

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">ym</i>

(Bohairic) Crocodilopolis, modern Fayum (a city in Egypt)


ⲅⲁⲍⲁ

From Ancient Greek Γάζα (Gáza), from Biblical Hebrew עַזָּה (ʿazzā).


ⲕⲁϫⲱⲧ

cop-noun

ⲕⲁϫⲱⲧ • (kačōt) ?


ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ

head

ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ • (babulōn)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰβῠλών (Băbŭlṓn), from Akkadian 𒆍𒀭𒊏𒆠 (Bābilim).

ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ#Coptic

(figurative, historical) synonym of ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ (phustaton), Fustat (the former capital of Egypt)


ϫⲁⲛⲓ

ϫⲁⲛⲓ • (čani) f

cop-proper noun

ϫⲁⲛⲓ • (čani) f

čani (romanization)
ϫⲁⲁⲛⲉ (alternative Sahidic)

From Egyptian D:a-n:t*Z5-mw-N36:N23-niwt (ḏꜥnt).


ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ

ⲡⲓϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (canonical)
pihentou (romanization)
ϩⲓⲛⲧⲟⲩ (alternative Bohairic)

From Demotic hntw, from Egyptian hndwꜣy. Compare Persian هند (hend), Hebrew הודו (hoddū), Aramaic ܗܢܕܘ (hendu).


ⲡⲉⲃⲓϫ

head

ⲡⲉⲃⲓϫ • (pebič) m

cop-proper noun

ⲡⲉⲃⲓϫ • (pebič) m

From Arabic بَبِيج (babīj), which in turn is from ⲡⲓ- (pi-) + ⲉⲡⲟⲓⲕⲓⲟⲛ (epoikion), which in turn is from Ancient Greek ἐποίκιον (epoíkion, “village, farmstead”).


ⲓⲏⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ

head

ⲓⲏⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ • (iēliopon) ?

cop-proper noun

ⲓⲏⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ • (iēliopon) ?

From Arabic اَلْيَابَان (al-yābān, “Japan”).

(Bohairic) Japan (a country and archipelago of East Asia)


ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ

nobadia (romanization)
ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ (alternative Bohairic Sahidic)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νοβαδία (Nobadía).

Nubia (the region of the upper Nile valley now part of Sudan and far-southern Egypt)


ⲑⲁⲇⲁⲙⲱⲣ

head

ⲑⲁⲇⲁⲙⲱⲣ • (thadamōr)

cop-proper noun

ⲑⲁⲇⲁⲙⲱⲣ • (thadamōr)

Either from Ancient Greek Θαδάμορα (Thadámora) or directly from Classical Syriac ܬܕܡܘܪܬܐ (tedmurta)


ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ

tiellas (romanization)
ϩⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (alternative Sahidic)


ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ

head

ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ • (tsaxēt) m

cop-proper noun

ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ • (tsaxēt) m

tsaxēt (romanization)
ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ (alternative Sahidic)

ⲥⲁ- (sa-) + ϧⲏⲧ (xēt) i.e. "northern side".

(Bohairic) Lower Egypt (a region of Egypt)


ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ

head

ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ • (amitōn) ?

cop-proper noun

ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ • (amitōn) ?

amitōn (romanization)
ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ (alternative Bohairic)

The etymology is unknown. Could be derived from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos, “Mede”) or its Coptic variant ⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁ (amada) in Gen. 10:2. Compare ⲁⲙⲙⲓⲧⲉⲛ (ammiten, “Amida, a town in Eastern Anatolia, modern Diyarbakır”) and ⲁⲙⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ (ammiton, “Nicomedia”).

People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China

(Bohairic) China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)


ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ

tiarabia (romanization)
ⲧⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ (alternative Bohairic)

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

(Bohairic) Arabia (a region of Egypt), the eastern part of the Nile Delta, modern Sharqiya governorate


ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ

lioui (romanization)
ⲓⲗⲓⲟⲩ (alternative Bohairic)
ⲏⲗⲓⲟⲩ (alternative Bohairic)
ⲉⲓⲗⲓⲟⲩ (alternative Bohairic)

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis)

der

(historical) Heliopolis (a city in Egypt)

ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ#Coptic

synonym of ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ (khairon), Cairo (the capital of Egypt)


ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ

niphaiat (romanization)
ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (alternative Fayyumic)

From ⲛⲓ- (ni-, plural definite article) + ⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (phaiat, “Lybian”, noun).

compound

(Bohairic) a nome in Egypt, which was situated around Mareotis lake, in a modern Beheira governorate


ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ

tipersēs (romanization)
ⲧⲡⲣⲥⲱⲓ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲧⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲟⲥ (alternative Bohairic Sahidic)
ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲱϯ (alternative Bohairic)

ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) + ⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ (persēs, “Persian”, noun) i.e. "the Persian (fortress)".


ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ

head

ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ • (sapro hbō) ?

cop-proper noun

ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲟ ϩⲃⲱ • (sapro hbō) ?

From ⲥⲁⲡⲣⲱ (saprō, “hamlet”, noun) + ϩⲃⲱ (hbō, “covering, tent”, noun).

compound

Shubra el-Kheima
Shubra el-Kheima#English

(Bohairic) Shubra el-Kheima (a city in Egypt)


ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ

souan (romanization)
ⲥⲟⲩⲏⲛ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲁⲛ (alternative Sahidic)

→ Arabic: أَسُوَان (ʔasuwān)

→ Old Nubian: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan)

→ Nobiin: Suwān


ⲙⲁⲕⲁ

(Bohairic) Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)


ⲃⲁⲕⲧⲁⲛ

baktan (romanization)
ⲃⲁⲅⲇⲁⲛ (alternative Sahidic)

(Bohairic) Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)


ⲕⲟⲩⲫⲁ

koupha (romanization)
ⲭⲱⲃⲁ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲭⲱⲃⲁ

khōba (romanization)
ⲕⲟⲩⲫⲁ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲧⲥⲁⲣⲅⲁⲛⲓⲁ

Possibly from Arabic سَنْغَانَا (sanḡānā).

der

Arabic سَنْغَانَا (sanḡānā)

(Bohairic) Ghana (a region of West Africa) on the shores of the Senegal river.


ⲁⲗⲕⲓⲣⲓⲃⲉⲛ

alkiriben (romanization)
ⲡⲓⲕⲩⲣⲓⲛⲛⲉ (alternative Bohairic)
ⲧⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲏ (alternative Sahidic)

From Arabic اَلْقَيْرُوَان (al-qayruwān).

اَلْقَيْرُوَان


ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ

damaskos (romanization)
ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (alternative Bohairic)
ⲇⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ

head

ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ • (athēnnas)

cop-proper noun

ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ • (athēnnas)

athēnnas (romanization)
ⲁⲑⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ

thmonē (romanization)
ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲧⲙⲟⲟⲛⲉ (alternative Sahidic)

→ Arabic: المِنْيا (alminya)

From Coptic ⲙⲟⲛⲏ (monē, “station on the Nile, mansio”) or directly from Ancient Greek μονή (monḗ).


ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ

From Coptic ϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (šairi, “couch, cohabitation, fold”).

El-Mahalla El-Kubra
El-Mahalla El-Kubra#English

(Bohairic) El-Mahalla El-Kubra (a city in Egypt)


ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ

head

ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ • (siōout) ?

cop-proper noun

ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ • (siōout) ?

siōout (romanization)
ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (alternative Sahidic)


ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ

tantatho (romanization)
ⲧⲉⲛⲑⲱⲧⲉ (alternative Bohairic)

The etymology is unknown. Could be from Demotic ṯntjn.t.


ϯϩⲩⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ

tihutalia (romanization)
ⲑⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ (alternative Sahidic)

(Bohairic) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)


ϯⲥⲡⲁⲛⲓⲁ

tispania (romanization)
ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲁⲛⲓⲁ (alternative Sahidic)


ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ

head

ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ • (pisraēl) m

cop-proper noun

ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ • (pisraēl) m

pisraēl (romanization)
ⲡⲓⲏ̅ⲗ̅ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ (alternative Fayyumic)

(Bohairic) Israel (a country in Western Asia, in the Middle East, at the eastern shore of the Mediterranean)


ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ

From Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (“Ādurbādagān”).

bor

(Akhmimic) (original sense) Azerbaijan (a region in northwestern Iran, where ancient Atropatene was located, encompassing the modern provinces of Ardabil, East Azerbaijan and West Azerbaijan)

[from 20th c.] Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus in Asia and Europe)


ⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ

thentikē (romanization)
ⲧⲉⲛⲇⲓⲕⲉ (alternative Bohairic Sahidic)
ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲉ (alternative Bohairic Sahidic)

ⲧ (t, feminine definite article) + ϩⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ (hentikē, noun) from Demotic ꜥntsyke or directly from Ancient Greek Ἰνδῐκή (Indĭkḗ).


ⲑⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ

tharmenia (romanization)
ϯϩⲉⲣⲙⲏⲛⲓⲁ (alternative)

ⲧ (t, feminine definite article) + ϩⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ (harmenia, proper noun) from Ancient Greek Ἀρμενία (Armenía).

Armenia (a country in the South Caucasus region of Asia, sometimes considered to belong politically to Europe)


ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ

Sahidic Coptic: ⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ (kuptaios)

Coined by Labib From Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios).

(Sahidic) Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)


ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ

thebais (romanization)
ⲑⲏⲫⲁⲓ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲧϩⲏⲫⲁⲓ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲑⲏⲃⲏ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲑⲩⲃⲏ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲧⲁⲡⲉ (alternative Sahidic)

From Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai), from Demotic tꜣ-jpy (“Thebes”, literally “the temple”), from Egyptian jpt (“Luxor”, literally “inner sanctum”).

der

(Bohairic, Sahidic) Thebaid (a region of Egypt)

(Bohairic, Sahidic) Thebes, a part of modern Luxor (a city in Egypt), Tiba or al-Hifa


ⲁⲣⲕⲁⲇⲓⲁ

ⲧⲀⲣⲕⲁⲇⲓⲁ (canonical)
tArkadia (romanization)


ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ

ⲧⲘⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ (canonical)
tMakedonia (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Μᾰκεδονῐ́ᾱ (Măkedonĭ́ā, “Macedonia”).

bor

(Sahidic) Macedonia, a land in the north of Greece.


ⲟⲗⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥ

ⲡⲞⲗⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥ (canonical)
pOlumpos (romanization)

(Sahidic) Olympus, a mountain in Greece.


ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ

head

ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (tikešrōmi) f

cop-proper noun

ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ • (tikešrōmi) f

/təkəʃˈɾoːmə/

Derived either from ϯ (ti, feminine definite article) + ⲕⲱϣ (kōš, “break”, verb) + ⲣⲱⲙⲓ (rōmi, “man”, noun), lit. "the men breaker", a calque of Arabic القَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, “The Victorious”) or from Arabic قَصْر الرُوم (qaṣr ar-rūm, “the Roman castle”), another name of Qasr al-Sham which comprises the Old Cairo. First attested in the Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit (ⲫⲏⲉ̅ⲑ̅ⲩ̅ ⲓⲱⲁⲛⲛⲏⲥ ⲡⲓⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲫⲁⲛⲓϫⲱⲓⲧ), the beginning of the 13th cent.

der

قَصْر الرُوم

The Martyrdom of John of Phanijoit
...ⲉⲑⲃⲉ ϫⲉ ⲛⲉ ⲟⲩⲣⲉϥϯⲙⲁϩⲓ ⲡⲉ ⲛⲁ ⲛⲓϩⲓⲟⲙⲓ ⲉⲃⲟⲗϧⲉⲛ ⲑⲗⲁⲩⲣⲁ ⲙ̀ⲡⲓⲥⲉⲩⲉⲣϫⲓⲥ ϧⲉⲛ ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ.
...ethbe če ne oureftimahi pe na nihiomi ebolxen thlaura m̀piseuerčis xen tikešrōmi.

...for he was a flax merchant to the women from the avenue of Abu Jirjis in (Old) Cairo...


ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ

From Arabic القاهرة (“The victorious one”)


ⲡⲁⲡⲉ

From ⲡ- (p-) + Demotic jpt (“inner sanctum of a temple”), having become masculine in Coptic times. The form without article ⲁⲡⲉ (ape) is the earlier usage. Compare Ancient Greek Θῆβαι (Thêbai) and Ancient Greek Ωφις (Ōphis, “Aba al-Waqf, a village in Middle Egypt”).


ⲃⲁⲅⲇⲁⲛ

bagdan (romanization)
ⲃⲁⲕⲧⲁⲛ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲑⲩⲥⲓⲁⲥⲧⲏⲣⲓⲟⲛ

From Ancient Greek θυσιαστήριον (thusiastḗrion)

bor

θυσιαστήριον


ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ

head

ⲧϨⲣⲱⲙⲏ • (tHrōmē) f

cop-proper noun

ⲧϨⲣⲱⲙⲏ • (tHrōmē) f

ⲧϨⲣⲱⲙⲏ (canonical)
tHrōmē (romanization)
ⲣⲱⲙⲏ (alternative Bohairic)

From Ancient Greek Ῥώμη (Rhṓmē), from Latin Rōma.

Rome (a major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire)

Rome (a metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy)


ⲣⲱⲙⲏ

head

ⲣⲱⲙⲏ • (rōmē)

cop-proper noun

ⲣⲱⲙⲏ • (rōmē)

rōmē (romanization)
ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (alternative Sahidic)


ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ

ⲧⲔⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ (canonical)
tKappadokia (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Καππαδοκία (Kappadokía), from Old Persian 𐎣𐎫𐎱𐎬𐎢𐎣 (k-t-p-tu-u-k /katpatuka/).

der

Cappadocia (a historical region and ancient kingdom in central Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey)

Cappadocia (a former province of the Roman Empire, existing from 18 AD until the 7th century)


ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ

tamaskos (romanization)
ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (alternative Bohairic)
ⲇⲟⲙⲉⲥⲧⲓⲕⲟⲥ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲑⲓⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ

thitalia (romanization)
ϯϩⲩⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ (alternative Bohairic)


ϩⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ

ⲑⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (canonical)
thellas (romanization)
ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲧⲉⲥⲡⲁⲛⲓⲁ

tespania (romanization)
ϯⲥⲡⲁⲛⲓⲁ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ

amiton (romanization)
ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ (alternative Bohairic)

The etymology is unknown. Could be derived from Ancient Greek Μῆδος (Mêdos, “Mede”) or it's Coptic variant ⲁⲙⲁⲇⲁ (amada) in Gen. 10:2. Compare ⲁⲙⲙⲓⲧⲉⲛ (ammiten, “Amida, a town in Eastern Anatolia, modern Diyarbakır”) and ⲁⲙⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ (ammiton, “Nicomedia”).

(Bohairic, Sahidic) China (a large country in East Asia, occupying the region around the Yellow, Yangtze, and Pearl Rivers; the People's Republic of China, since 1949)


ⲁⲑⲉⲛⲛⲁⲥ

athennas (romanization)
ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ (alternative Sahidic)


ⲫⲓⲁⲙ

phiam (romanization)
ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲫⲓⲟⲙ (alternative Bohairic)

From Demotic ym (“sea”), from Late Egyptian i-i-m:a-mw-N36:N23 (ym, “lake, sea”), itself a borrowing from Semitic.

inh

(Fayyumic) Crocodilopolis, modern Fayum (a city in Egypt)


ⲕⲏⲙⲓ

kēmi (romanization)
ⲕⲏⲙⲉ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (alternative Bohairic)

From Demotic kmj, from Egyptian kmt. Compare Coptic ⲭⲁⲙⲉ (khame, “black; black color”). km-m-t:O49


ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ

nepaiet (romanization)
ⲛⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (alternative Bohairic)

From ⲛⲉ- (ne-, plural definite article) + ⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ (paiet, “Lybian”, noun).

compound

(Fayyumic) a nome in Egypt, which was situated around Mareotis lake, in a modern Beheira governorate


ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ

cop-noun

ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ • (erpēei) m (plural ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (erpēei))

erpēei (romanization)
ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (plural)
ⲣⲡⲉ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (alternative Akhmimic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (alternative Bohairic)

From Demotic rpy, from Egyptian r(ꜣ)-pr.


ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ

head

ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (pšomt nkastron) f

cop-proper noun

ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (pšomt nkastron) f

From ϣⲟⲙⲧ (šomt, “three”) + ⲛ (n, “of”) + ⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ (kastron, “fortess”).


ⲉⲗⲡⲏ

elpē (romanization)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (plural)
ⲣⲡⲉ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (alternative Akhmimic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ

cop-noun

ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ • (elpēi) m (plural ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (elpēi))

elpēi (romanization)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (plural)
ⲣⲡⲉ (alternative Sahidic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (alternative Akhmimic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲣⲡⲉ

rpe (romanization)
ⲣⲡⲏⲩⲉ (plural)
ⲣⲡⲉⲓⲉ (alternative Akhmimic)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉⲓ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲣⲡⲉⲉ (alternative Lycopolitan)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲗⲡⲏ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲣⲡⲏⲉⲓ (alternative Fayyumic)
ⲉⲣⲫⲉⲓ (alternative Bohairic)


ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ

noubadia (romanization)
ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ (alternative Bohairic Sahidic)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νοβαδία (Nobadía).

Nubia, Nobatia (a region of Egypt, Sudan; a former country in Africa)


ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ

head

ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ • (tsahēt) m

cop-proper noun

ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ • (tsahēt) m

tsahēt (romanization)
ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ (alternative Bohairic)

ⲥⲁ- (sa-) + ϩⲏⲧ (hēt) i.e. "northern side".

(Sahidic) Lower Egypt (a region of Egypt)


ⲅⲁⲗⲓⲗⲁⲓⲁ

From Ancient Greek Γᾰλῑλαίᾱ (Gălīlaíā), from Biblical Hebrew גָּלִיל (galíl).

(Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) Galilee (a mountainous geographic region in northern Israel)


ⲧⲩⲣⲟⲥ

From Ancient Greek Τύρος (Túros), from Phoenician 𐤑𐤓 (ṣr /Ṣur/, “rock”) (), after the rocky formation on which the town was originally built.

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic) Tyre, a city in Lebanon.


ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲑⲣⲁⲕⲏ

ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲟⲑⲣⲁⲕⲏ (canonical)
tsamothrakē (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrā́ikē).

(Sahidic) Samothrace, an island of Greece, in the Aegean Sea.


ⲡⲥⲗ

head

ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ • (ps̅l̅) m

cop-proper noun

ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ • (ps̅l̅) m

ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ (canonical)
ps̅l̅ (romanization)
ⲡⲓⲏ̅ⲗ̅ (alternative)
Sahidic (alternative)
ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (alternative Bohairic)


Ⲣⲱⲥⲓⲁ

head

Ⲣⲱⲥⲓⲁ • (Rōsia) f

cop-proper noun

Ⲣⲱⲥⲓⲁ • (Rōsia) f

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ρωσία (Rōsía), from Byzantine Greek Ῥῶς (Rhôs), from Old East Slavic Русь (Rusĭ), perhaps from Finnish Ruotsi.

Russia (a transcontinental country in Eastern Europe and North Asia)


ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ

sioout (romanization)
ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ (alternative Bohairic)

From Demotic sywṱ, from Egyptian z:zA-A-w-t*y:niwt (zꜣwtj, “Asyut”).

inh

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">zꜣwtj</i>