ⲓⲁⲣⲟ

ⲫ̀ⲓⲁⲣⲟ (canonical)
ph̀iaro (romanization)

From Demotic yr-ꜥꜣ (“Nile”), from Egyptian jtrw ꜥꜣ (“Nile”, literally “great river”), from jtrw (“river”) + ꜥꜣ (“great”). By surface analysis, ⲓⲟⲣ (ior, “canal”) + ⲟ (o, “great”).


ⲙⲟⲩⲓ

From Demotic mꜣy (“island”), from Egyptian mꜣwt (“new land (that emerged from the Nile)”), most likely abbreviated from *jw nj mꜣwt, literally “island of newness”. mA-A-w-t:Y1


ⲕⲏⲙⲉ

head

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (kēme) m

cop-proper noun

ⲕⲏⲙⲉ • (kēme) m

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

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


ⲭⲏⲙⲓ

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)


ⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ

cop-noun

ⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ • (nēsos) f (plural ⲛⲏⲥⲟⲥ (nēsos))

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νῆσος (nêsos).


ⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ

head

ⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ • (iordanēs) m

cop-proper noun

ⲓⲟⲣⲇⲁⲛⲏⲥ • (iordanēs) m

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


ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Συρία (Suría).

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

(historical) Syria (an ancient region in the Levant in Western Asia, roughly coextensive with the modern country of Syria)

(historical) Syria (an ancient Roman province between 64 BCE and 135 CE)

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


ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ

head

ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ • (hierousalēm) ?

cop-proper noun

ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ • (hierousalēm) ?

Borrowed from Koine Greek Ἱερουσαλήμ (Hierousalḗm).


ⲃⲁⲕⲓ

From Demotic bkt (“city”), from Egyptian bꜣkꜣt (“precincts”).


ⲓⲟⲙ

→ Arabic: الفَيُّوم (al-fayyūm)

→ English: Fayum

→ English: 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>


ⲧⲱⲟⲩ

cop-noun

ⲧⲱⲟⲩ • (tōou) m

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


ⲃⲏⲃ

ⲃⲏⲃ • (bēb) m

From Egyptian b-bA-b-bA-N33 (bꜣbꜣ, “hole”).

inh

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


ϣⲁϥⲉ

cop-noun

ϣⲁϥⲉ • (šafe) m

Possibly from Egyptian xA-f:t:xAst (ḫꜣft, “a kind of land”).

inh

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


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

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


ⲙⲉⲥⲟⲡⲟⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía).


ⲅⲁⲍⲁ

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


ⲟⲩⲁϩⲓ

desctree

→ Arabic: وَاحَة (wāḥa)
→ Persian: واحه
→ Indonesian: wahah
→ Malay: wahah
→ Ottoman Turkish: واحه (vahā)
> Turkish: vaha (inherited)
→ Tatar: ваһа (waha)
→ Uyghur: ۋاھە (wahe)
→ Uzbek: voha

→ Ottoman Turkish: واح

From Demotic wḥj, from Egyptian G43-V28-G1-X1:N25 (wḥꜣt).

inh

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


ⲕⲁϫⲱⲧ

cop-noun

ⲕⲁϫⲱⲧ • (kačōt) ?


ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ

head

ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ • (babulōn)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βᾰβῠλών (Babulṓn), 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

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


ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ

ⲡⲓϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (canonical)
pihentou (romanization)

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

(chiefly historical, proscribed in modern use) India (a region of South Asia, traditionally delimited by the Himalayas and the Indus river; the Indian subcontinent)


ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ

cop-noun

ⲥⲡⲉⲗⲉⲱⲛ • (speleōn) m

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).


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”).


ⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ

ⲡⲉⲓⲉⲣⲟ (canonical)
peiero (romanization)

From Demotic yr-ꜥꜣ (“river, Nile”), from Egyptian jtrw ꜥꜣ (“Nile”, literally “great river”), from jtrw (“river”) + ꜥꜣ (“great”). By surface analysis, ⲓⲟⲣ (ior, “canal”) + ⲟ (o, “great”).


ⲓⲏⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ

head

ⲓⲏⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ • (iēliopon) ?

cop-proper noun

ⲓⲏⲗⲓⲟⲡⲟⲛ • (iēliopon) ?

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


ⲛⲟⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νοβαδία (Nobadía).

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


ⲑⲁⲇⲁⲙⲱⲣ

head

ⲑⲁⲇⲁⲙⲱⲣ • (thadamōr)

cop-proper noun

ⲑⲁⲇⲁⲙⲱⲣ • (thadamōr)

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


ⲁⲛⲁϫⲓⲧ

head

ⲁⲛⲁϫⲓⲧ • (anačit) f

cop-proper noun

ⲁⲛⲁϫⲓⲧ • (anačit) f

From Ancient Greek Ανζητα (Anzēta, “Anzeta”).


ⲡⲁⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ

→ Hebrew: פַּתְרוֹס (Pathrôs)

→ English: Pathros

desc

→ Ancient Greek: Παθούρης (Pathoúrēs), Φαθωρῆς (Phathōrês)

Either from Demotic pꜣ tꜣ-rsy (“the Southland”) or ⲡⲁ (pa, definite possessive article) + ⲑⲟⲩⲣⲏⲥ (thourēs, “southern wind”, proper noun).

compound

(Bohairic) Pathros, a part of Thebaid in Upper Egypt extending from Elephantine to Asyut or Abidos.


ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ

head

ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ • (marēs) m

cop-proper noun

ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ • (marēs) m

ⲙⲁ- (ma-) + ⲣⲏⲥ (rēs) i.e. "southern place".


ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ

head

ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ • (tsaxēt) m

cop-proper noun

ⲧⲥⲁϧⲏⲧ • (tsaxēt) m

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

(Bohairic) Lower Egypt (a region of Egypt)


ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ

head

ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ • (amitōn) ?

cop-proper noun

ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲱⲛ • (amitōn) ?

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”).


ϯⲁⲣⲁⲃⲓⲁ

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἀραβία (Arabía).

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

(Bohairic) a town in Egypt, modern Saft el-Hinna


ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ

Derived from Ancient Greek Ἡλίου πόλις (Hēlíou pólis)

der

(historical) Heliopolis (a city in Egypt).

ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ#Coptic

Fatimid Caliphate
Fatimid Caliphate#English

(historical) Synonym of ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ (phustaton), Fustat (the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate).

ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ

ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ#Coptic

Synonym of ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ (khairon), Cairo (the capital of Egypt).


ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ

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)


ⲛⲓⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ

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

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


ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ

→ Arabic: أَسُوَان (ʔasuwān)

→ Old Nubian: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan)

→ Nobiin: Suwān


ⲙⲁⲕⲁ

(Bohairic) Mecca (a city in Saudi Arabia)


ⲃⲁⲕⲧⲁⲛ

(Bohairic) Baghdad (the capital city of Iraq)


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

From Arabic اَلْقَيْرُوَان (al-qayruwān).

اَلْقَيْرُوَان


ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ

head

ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ • (athēnnas)

cop-proper noun

ⲁⲑⲏⲛⲛⲁⲥ • (athēnnas)


ⲙⲟⲛⲏ

cop-noun

ⲙⲟⲛⲏ • (monē) f (plural ⲙⲟⲛⲱⲟⲩⲓ (monōoui))

→ Arabic: مِنْية (minya), مِيت (mīt)

From Ancient Greek μονή (monḗ, “dwelling, abode”).

bor

(Bohairic) dwelling, station on Nile, abode


ⲑⲙⲟⲛⲏ

→ 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) ?


ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ

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


ϯϩⲩⲧⲁⲗⲓⲁ

(Bohairic) Italy (a country in Southern Europe)


ⲁⲇⲟⲩⲣⲃⲁⲇⲁⲅⲁⲛ

From Middle Persian ʾtwrpʾtkʾn (“Ādurbādagān”).

bor

(Akhmimic) Azerbaijan (a country in the South Caucasus, Asia and Europe)


ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ

head

ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ • (pisraēl) m

cop-proper noun

ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ • (pisraēl) m

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


ⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ

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


ⲑⲁⲣⲙⲉⲛⲓⲁ

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


ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ

From Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓λεξᾰ́νδρειᾰ (Alexándreia, “Alexandria”).

bor

Ᾰ̓λεξᾰ́νδρειᾰ


ⲑⲉⲃⲁⲓⲥ

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)


ⲉⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ

ⲧⲈⲫⲉⲥⲟⲥ (canonical)
tEphesos (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos, “Ephesus”).

bor

(Sahidic) Ephesus, an Ionian city on the west coast of Anatolia.


ⲙⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ

ⲧⲘⲁⲕⲉⲇⲟⲛⲓⲁ (canonical)
tMakedonia (romanization)

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

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


ⲟⲗⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥ

ⲡⲞⲗⲩⲙⲡⲟⲥ (canonical)
pOlumpos (romanization)

(Sahidic) Olympus, a mountain in Greece.


ⲃⲉⲣϭⲱⲧ

From Demotic brkt, ultimately from a borrowing from Semitic. Compare Arabic بِرْكة (birka).


ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲗⲓⲁ

From Ancient Greek παραλία (paralía, “seacoast”).


ⲱⲕⲉⲁⲛⲟⲥ

cop-noun

ⲱⲕⲉⲁⲛⲟⲥ • (ōkeanos) m

From Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós, “ocean”).


ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ

cop-noun

ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ • (limnē) m

From Ancient Greek λίμνη (límnē, “lake”).


ⲭⲣⲟ

(Bohairic) shore (of sea, river), limit (of territory)


ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ

ⲁⲛⲧⲱⲟⲩ • (antōou) m

From Egyptian ꜥn ḏw (“mountainous country”), from ꜥn (“district of”) + ḏw (“mountain”). By surface analysis, ⲁⲛ- (an-) + ⲧⲱⲟⲩ (tōou).

surf

(Bohairic) mountainous country, highland


ⲕⲁⲡϣⲱ

cop-noun

ⲕⲁⲡϣⲱ • (kapšō) m

Abbreviation of ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲏ ⲉⲡϣⲱ (ousōše eskē epšō, “a field lying on sand”).

abbreviation of

ⲟⲩⲥⲱϣⲉ ⲉⲥⲕⲏ ⲉⲡϣⲱ


ⲑⲟⲗ

A borrowing from Semitic. Compare Arabic تَل (tal).


ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲟ

cop-noun

ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲟ • (kalampho) f (plural ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲱⲟⲩ (kalamphōou))

kalampho (romanization)
ⲕⲁⲗⲁⲙⲫⲱⲟⲩ (plural)

The etymology is unknown. Suspected an Aramaic borrowing, compare גלימתא, גלימה, גלמתא, גלמה (“hill; valley”), of transparent root, but also Arabic كَوْمَة (kawma, “heap”) of unknown origin.


ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ

ⲕⲁⲧⲁⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ • (kataraktēs) m

From Ancient Greek καταρράκτης (katarrháktēs, “waterfall, cataract”).


ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ

cop-noun

ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲁⲓⲟⲛ • (spēlaion) m

From Ancient Greek σπήλαιον (spḗlaion, “cave”).


ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ

cop-noun

ⲕⲁⲧⲁϩⲣⲁⲕⲧⲏⲥ • (katahraktēs) m

(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Oxyrhynchite) sluice


ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ

From Arabic القاهرة (“The victorious one”)


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...


ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ

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ⲭⲱⲣⲓⲟⲛ • (khōrion)

(Bohairic, Sahidic) rural administrative district, village (after Arab conquest).


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”).


ⲧⲟϣ

cop-noun

ⲧⲟϣ • (toš) m

→ Egyptian Arabic: طَاش


ⲑⲱϣ

ⲑⲱϣ • (thōš) m

→ Egyptian Arabic: طَاش


ⲕⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ

ⲧⲔⲓⲗⲓⲕⲓⲁ (canonical)
tKilikia (romanization)

(Sahidic) Cilicia, a land in the south of Turkey.


ⲕⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ

ⲧⲔⲁⲓⲥⲁⲣⲓⲁ (canonical)
tKaisaria (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Καισάρεια (Kaisáreia), from Latin Caesarēa

(Sahidic) Caesarea, the name of multiple roman cities.


ⲣⲱⲙⲏ

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ⲣⲱⲙⲏ • (rōmē)

cop-proper noun

ⲣⲱⲙⲏ • (rōmē)

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


ⲡⲟⲛⲧⲟⲥ

ⲡⲠⲟⲛⲧⲟⲥ (canonical)
pPontos (romanization)

(Sahidic) Pontus, an ancient land in Asia Minor.


ⲕⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ

ⲧⲔⲁⲡⲡⲁⲇⲟⲕⲓⲁ (canonical)
tKappadokia (romanization)

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

der

(Sahidic) Cappadocia, an ancient land in Asia Minor.


ⲁⲥⲓⲁ

From Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓σῐ́ᾱ (Asíā), from Mycenaean Greek 𐀀𐀯𐀹𐀊 (a-si-wi-ja /aswijaː/), in turn probably from Hittite 𒀸𒋗𒉿 (aš-šu-wa /Aššuwa/, “northwest Anatolia”).


ⲙⲉⲥⲁⲡⲟⲇⲁⲙⲓⲁ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Μεσοποταμία (Mesopotamía).


ϩⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ

ⲑⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (canonical)
thellas (romanization)


ⲁⲙⲓⲧⲟⲛ

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”).


ⲓⲁⲙ

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


ⲫⲓⲁⲙ

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


ⲕⲏⲙⲓ

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


ⲧⲁϣ

cop-noun

ⲧⲁϣ • (taš) m

→ Egyptian Arabic: طَاش

(Akhmimic, Fayyumic) province, district, suburb


ⲕⲣⲁ

(Fayyumic) shore (of sea, river), limit (of territory)


ⲛⲉⲡⲁⲓⲉⲧ

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


ⲟⲅⲉⲁⲛⲟⲥ

From Ancient Greek ὠκεανός (ōkeanós, “ocean”).


ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ

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ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (pšomt nkastron) f

cop-proper noun

ⲡϣⲟⲙⲧ ⲛⲕⲁⲥⲧⲣⲟⲛ • (pšomt nkastron) f

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


ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ

cop-noun

ⲥⲡⲏⲗⲩⲟⲛ • (spēluon) m


ⲛⲟⲩⲃⲁⲇⲓⲁ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Νοβαδία (Nobadía).

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


ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ

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ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ • (tsahēt) m

cop-proper noun

ⲧⲥⲁϩⲏⲧ • (tsahēt) m

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

(Sahidic) Lower Egypt (a region of Egypt)


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.


ⲧⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲏ

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ⲧⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲏ • (tkurēnē) f

cop-proper noun

ⲧⲕⲩⲣⲏⲛⲏ • (tkurēnē) f

From Ancient Greek Κυρήνη (Kurḗnē, “Cyrene”).

(Sahidic) Cyrene, an ancient greek city in Libya.


ⲥⲁⲙⲟⲑⲣⲁⲕⲏ

ⲧⲥⲁⲙⲟⲑⲣⲁⲕⲏ (canonical)
tsamothrakē (romanization)

From Ancient Greek Σαμοθρᾴκη (Samothrā́ikē).

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


ⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ

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ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ • (tetrōas) f

cop-proper noun

ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ • (tetrōas) f

ⲧⲉⲧⲣⲱⲁⲥ (canonical)
tetrōas (romanization)

(Sahidic) The Biga peninsula in the northwestern part of Anatolia, Turkey.


ⲡⲥⲗ

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ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ • (ps̅l̅) m

cop-proper noun

ⲡⲥ̅ⲗ̅ • (ps̅l̅) m


ⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ

ϯⲅⲁⲗⲁⲧⲓⲁ (canonical)
tigalatia (romanization)

(Sahidic) Galatia, an ancient land in Asia Minor.


Ⲣⲱⲥⲓⲁ

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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)