The supralinear stroke, placed over a syllabic consonant.


ⲏⲣⲡ

cop-noun

ⲏⲣⲡ̄ • (ērp̄) m (plural ⲏⲣⲡ̄ (ērp̄), nominal form (S) ⲉⲣⲡ̄- (erp̄-) or (S) ⲣⲡ̄- (rp̄-))

ⲏⲣⲡ̄ (canonical)
ērp̄ (romanization)
ⲏⲣⲡ̄ (plural)
form (S) ⲉⲣⲡ̄- (nominal)
ⲣⲡ̄- (rp̄-) (nominal)

From Demotic jrp (“wine”), from Egyptian i-r:p-W21 (jrp, “wine”).

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) wine


ⲏⲗⲡ

ⲏⲗⲡ • (ēlp) ?


ⲫⲁⲣⲁⲱ

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek φαραώ (pharaṓ, “Pharaoh”), in turn borrowed from Biblical Hebrew פַּרְעֹה, itself a borrowing from Egyptian pr:aA (pr-ꜥꜣ). Cognate to Coptic ⲡⲟⲩⲣⲟ (pouro) (Bohairic); ⲟⲩⲣⲟ (ouro) (Bohairic), ⲣⲣⲟ (rro) (Sahidic); ⲟⲩⲣⲱ (ourō) (Bohairic), ⲣⲣⲱ (rrō) (Sahidic).

der

<i class="Latn mention" lang="egy">pr-ꜥꜣ</i>


ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ

cop-noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ • (matoi) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲟⲓ (matoi))

From Demotic mdy (“Mede, Persian”), borrowed from the Aramaic gentilic מָדָי (māḏāy, “Median, Mede”). Ultimately from Old Iranian; Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).


ⲟⲉⲓⲕ

ⲟⲉⲓⲕ • (oeik) m (countable and uncountable, plural ⲟⲉⲓⲕ (oeik))

From Demotic ꜥq (“bread, income”), from Egyptian aq-W: -X4:Z2 (ꜥqw, “income, food, bread”).

inh

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


ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ

cop-noun

ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ • (psalmos) m (plural ⲯⲁⲗⲙⲟⲥ (psalmos))

Borrowed from Koine Greek ψαλμός (psalmós).

(biblical) psalm, chapter from the Book of Psalms


ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ

ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ • (stratēlatēs) m (plural ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ (stratēlatēs))

stratēlatēs (romanization)
ⲥⲧⲣⲁⲧⲏⲗⲁⲧⲏⲥ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek στρατηλάτης (stratēlátēs).


ⲥⲏϥⲉ

From Demotic sfy (“knife, sword”), from Egyptian zft (“knife, sword”).z:f:t-T30


ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ

ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ • (apostolos) ? (plural ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ (apostolos))

apostolos (romanization)
ⲁⲡⲟⲥⲧⲟⲗⲟⲥ (plural)

Borrowed from Koine Greek ἀπόστολος (apóstolos).

(biblical, Christianity) apostle, Apostle


ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ

ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ • (episkopos) m (plural ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (episkopos))

episkopos (romanization)
ⲉⲡⲓⲥⲕⲟⲡⲟⲥ (plural)

→ Arabic: أُسْقُف (ʔusquf) (see there for further descendants)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπίσκοπος (epískopos).


ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ

ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ • (patriarkhēs) m (plural ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ (patriarkhēs))

patriarkhēs (romanization)
ⲡⲁⲧⲣⲓⲁⲣⲭⲏⲥ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs).

(biblical) patriarch, biblical characters regarded as the immediate forefathers of the Hebrews


ϩⲙϩⲁⲗ

ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ • (hm̄hal) m or f (plural ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ (hm̄hal))

ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ (canonical)
hm̄hal (romanization)
ϩⲙ̄ϩⲁⲗ (plural)

From Demotic ḫm-ẖl (“boy”, literally “small Syrian”); the second morpheme is ϩⲁⲗ (hal).


ⲥⲏϥⲓ

From Demotic sfy (“knife, sword”), from Egyptian z:f:t-T30 (zft, “knife, sword”).

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


ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ

cop-noun

ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ • (hippeus) m (plural ϩⲓⲡⲡⲉⲩⲥ (hippeus))

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἱππεύς (hippeús).


ⲉⲣⲱϯ

From Demotic  (jrt), from Egyptian i-r:T:t-W20 (jrṯt).


ⲱⲓⲕ

ⲱⲓⲕ • (ōik) m


ⲁⲗⲱⲙ

ⲁⲗⲱⲙ • (alōm) m

→ Egyptian Arabic: حلوم (ḥālūm)

→ Greek: χαλλούμι (challoúmi)

→ English: halloumi

From Demotic ḥlm (“cheese”). Most likely borrowed from a Semitic language, probably a form similar to *ḥallāmaw; compare Arabic حَلَمَة (ḥalama, “nipple”), but also note Egyptian ẖnmt (“wet-nurse”).


ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ

ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ • (hupēretēs) m (plural ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ (hupēretēs))

hupēretēs (romanization)
ϩⲩⲡⲏⲣⲉⲧⲏⲥ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὑπηρέτης (hupērétēs).


ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ

ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ • (erōte) m


ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ

ϩⲁⲗⲱⲙ • (halōm) m

→ Egyptian Arabic: حلوم (ḥālūm)

→ Greek: χαλλούμι (challoúmi)

→ English: halloumi

(Sahidic, Bohairic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan) cheese


ⲥⲁϧ

ⲥⲁϧ • (sax) m or f (plural ⲥϧⲟⲩⲓ (sxoui))


ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ

ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ • (gumnasia) f (plural ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ (gumnasia))

gumnasia (romanization)
ⲅⲩⲙⲛⲁⲥⲓⲁ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek γυμνασία (gumnasía).


ⲡⲓⲧⲉ

From Demotic ptyt, from Egyptian pḏt.T10:t*Z1


ⲁⲧⲕⲱⲃ

ⲁⲧⲕⲱⲃ • (atkōb) m


ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ

Ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ (canonical)
Philippos (romanization)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Φίλιππος (Phílippos, “lover of horses”).

bor

(Bohairic) a male given name from Greek, equivalent to English Philip


ϫⲱϫ

cop-noun

ϫⲱϫ • (čōč) m


ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ

ⲟⲩⲟⲉⲓⲉ • (ouoeie) m (plural ⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲏ (oueeiē))

From Demotic wyꜥ (“farmer”), from Egyptian ꜥwꜣw (“reaper”).


ⲡⲟⲛ

From Arabic بن (bun, “coffee beans, coffee”). Coined by Zeniya Copts ca. 1500.


ⲡⲉⲧⲉⲫⲣⲏ

→ Biblical Hebrew: פוטיפר (potifár)

→ Arabic: فوطِفار (futifar)

→ Ancient Greek: Πετεφρή (Petephrḗ)

→ Arabic: بادبرا (badabra)

/pəˌtəpʰˈɾeːʔ/

From Demotic pꜣ-dj-pꜣ-rꜥ (he whom Ra has given).

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(biblical) An Egyptian and captain of the guard under Pharaoh.


ⲡⲁⲛⲧⲟⲭⲓⲟⲛ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek πανδοκεῖον (pandokeîon).


ⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τεχνίτης (tekhnítēs).

ⲟⲩⲁⲓ ⲅⲁⲣ ⳿ⲉⲡⲉϥⲣⲁⲛ ⲡⲉ ⲇⲓⲙⲏⲧⲣⲓⲟⲥ ⲟⲩⲙⲁⲛⲕ ϩⲁⲧ ⲉϥⲙⲟⲛⲕ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲉⲣⲫⲏⲟⲩ⳿ⲓ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲧ ⳿ⲛⲧⲉ ϯⲁⲣⲧⲉⲙⲓⲥ ⲛⲁϥϯ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲙⲏϣ ⳿ⲛϩⲱⲃ ⳿ⲛⲛⲓⲧⲉⲭⲛⲓⲧⲏⲥ ⳿ⲛϩⲁⲛⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲁⲛ...

"For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, who made silver shrines of Artemis, brought no little business to the craftsmen..."

(Bohairic, Sahidic, Fayyumic) artisan, craftsman


ⲉⲕⲱⲧ

cop-noun

ⲉⲕⲱⲧ • (ekōt) m (plural (B) ⲉⲕⲟϯ (ekoti) or (S) ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲉ (ekote) or (S) ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ (ekate) or (S) ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲩ (ekatou))

ekōt (romanization)
ⲉⲕⲟϯ (ekoti) (plural)
ⲉⲕⲟⲧⲉ (ekote) (plural)
ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲉ (ekate) (plural)
ⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲩ (ekatou) (plural)


ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ

ϩⲁⲙϣⲉ • (hamše) m (plural (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲉ (hamšēoue) or (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲩⲉ (hamšēue) or (S) ϩⲁⲙϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ (hamšooue) or (B) ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (hamšēou))

hamše (romanization)
ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲉ (hamšēoue) (plural)
ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲩⲉ (hamšēue) (plural)
ϩⲁⲙϣⲟⲟⲩⲉ (hamšooue) (plural)
ϩⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (hamšēou) (plural)

ϩⲁⲙ (ham, “craftsman”, noun) + ϣⲉ (še, “wood”, noun).


ϩⲁⲙ

cop-noun

ϩⲁⲙ • (ham) m (plural (S) ϩⲙⲏⲩ (hmēu) or (S) ϩⲙⲉⲩ (hmeu), nominal form (S) ϩⲙ- (hm-) or (B, S, F, L, A) ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-) or (B) ⲁⲙ- (am-))

ham (romanization)
ϩⲙⲏⲩ (hmēu) (plural)
ϩⲙⲉⲩ (hmeu) (plural)
form (S) ϩⲙ- (nominal)
ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-) (nominal)
ⲁⲙ- (am-) (nominal)


ϭⲁⲥⲓϩⲑⲟ

From the stem ϭⲁⲥ- (cas-) of ϭⲓⲥⲓ (cisi, “become, be high”, verb) + ϩⲑⲟ (htho, “horse”, noun), thus “who mounts a horse”.


ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ

cop-noun

ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ • (hekatontarkhos) m (plural ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ (hekatontarkhos))

hekatontarkhos (romanization)
ϩⲉⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόνταρχος (hekatóntarkhos).

bor

ἑκατόνταρχος


ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ

cop-noun

ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ • (phulaks) m (plural ⲫⲩⲗⲁⲝ (phulaks))

Borrowed from Ancient Greek φύλαξ (phúlax).


ϩⲟⲩⲧⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ

From ϩⲟⲟⲩⲧ (hoout, “male”, adjective) + ⲥϩⲓⲙⲉ (shime, “female”, adjective), "male female".


ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ

cop-noun

ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ • (kontarion) f (plural ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ (kontarion))

kontarion (romanization)
ⲕⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲓⲟⲛ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek κοντάριον (kontárion).


ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ

ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ • (logkhē) f (plural ⲗⲟⲅⲭⲏ (logkhē))

Borrowed from Ancient Greek λόγχη (lónkhē).


ⲗⲁⲃⲟⲧⲉ

From ⲗⲁ- (la-, “(one) possessed with, endued with”) + ⲃⲟⲧⲉ (bote, “hateful thing, anathema, abomination”).


ⲙⲁⲗⲁⲕⲟⲥ

Borrowed from Ancient Greek μᾰλᾰκός (malakós).

(Sahidic) catamite, bottom (passive male partner in homosexual intercourse)


ⲕⲱⲡⲓⲥ

cop-noun

ⲕⲱⲡⲓⲥ • (kōpis) f (plural ⲕⲱⲡⲓⲥ (kōpis))

From Ancient Greek κοπίς (kopís, “cleaver”).

(Sahidic, Akhmimic, Lycopolitan) sword, knife


ⲣⲉϥⲫⲱⲛⲕ

From ⲣⲉϥ- (ref-) + ⲫⲱⲛⲕ (phōnk, “hollow, cut out”).


ⲫⲁϯⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓ

From ⲫⲁ- (pha-) + ϯ- (ti-) + ⲟⲩⲉⲣϣⲓ (ouerši) "the one of the watch".


ⲥⲕⲟⲣⲕⲉⲣ

Possibly from Arabic سُقُرْقُع (suqurquʕ, “a drink made of millet or barley”).

der

(Bohairic) a fermented drink from cereals: ale, beer


ϩⲛⲕⲉ

head

ϩⲛ̄ⲕⲉ • (hn̄ke) m


ⲥⲕⲟⲩⲣⲕⲟⲩⲣ

(Sahidic) a fermented drink from cereals: ale, beer


ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲓⲉ

cop-noun

ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲓⲉ • (ouaaie) m (plural ⲟⲩⲁⲁⲓⲏ (ouaaiē))

From Demotic wyꜥ (“farmer”), from Egyptian ꜥwꜣw (“reaper”).


ⲥⲉϩ

ⲥⲉϩ • (seh) m or f (plural ⲥϩⲟⲩⲓ (shoui), nominal form ⲥⲁⲭ- (sakh-))

seh (romanization)
ⲥϩⲟⲩⲓ (plural)
form ⲥⲁⲭ- (nominal)


ϩⲙϩⲉⲗ

ϩⲙϩⲉⲗ • (hmhel) m or f (plural ϩⲙϩⲉⲗ (hmhel))

From Demotic ḫm-ẖl (“boy”, literally “small Syrian”); the second morpheme is ϩⲁⲗ (hal).


ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ

cop-noun

ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ • (matai) m (plural ⲙⲁⲧⲁⲓ (matai))

From Demotic mdy (“Mede, Persian”), borrowed from the Aramaic gentilic מָדָי (māḏāy, “Median, Mede”). Ultimately from Old Iranian; Compare Old Persian 𐎶𐎠𐎭 (Māda).

(Fayyumic, Oxyrhynchite, Lycopolitan, Akhmimic) soldier


ⲁⲓⲕ

From Demotic ꜥq (“bread, income”), from Egyptian aq-W: -X4:Z2 (ꜥqw, “income, food, bread”).


ⲁⲉⲓⲕ

From Demotic ꜥq (“bread, income”), from Egyptian aq-W:H_SPACE-X4:Z2 (ꜥqw, “income, food, bread”).

(Akhmimic, Fayyumic, Lycopolitan, countable) a loaf of bread


ⲁⲑⲗⲏⲧⲏⲥ

cop-noun

ⲁⲑⲗⲏⲧⲏⲥ • (athlētēs) m


ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ

head

ⲡⲣⲟⲥⲧⲁⲧⲏⲥ • (prostatēs)

From Ancient Greek προστάτης (prostátēs)


ϩⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ

cop-noun

ϩⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ • (hukatontarkhos) m (plural ϩⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ (hukatontarkhos))

hukatontarkhos (romanization)
ϩⲩⲕⲁⲧⲟⲛⲧⲁⲣⲭⲟⲥ (plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόνταρχος (hekatóntarkhos).

bor

ἑκατόνταρχος


ⲕⲁⲫⲁⲣⲛⲁⲟⲩⲙ

From Ancient Greek Καπερναούμ (Kapernaoúm).


ⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙⲏ

head

ⲥⲁⲗⲱⲙⲏ • (salōmē) f

From Ancient Greek Σαλώμη (Salṓmē), from Hebrew שְׁלוֹמִית (sh'lomít) (belonging to the same root as שָׁלוֹם (shalóm, “peace”)).

(biblical) A woman mentioned in Mark 16:1, present at the crucifixion of Christ.


ⲇⲁⲩⲓⲇ

Borrowed from Koine Greek Δαυίδ (Dauíd), from Biblical Hebrew דָּוִד.

(biblical) The second king of Judah and Israel, the successor of Saul in the Old Testament.


ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ

Borrowed from Koine Greek Βαρθολομαῖος (Bartholomaîos), from Aramaic בר תלמי (bar tolmai, “son of Talmai; son of Ptolemy”), from בר (bar, “son”) and תלמי (tolmai, “Talmai; Ptolemy”).

bor

Βαρθολομαῖος

(biblical) Bartholomew, One of the Twelve Apostles.


ⲕⲓⲕⲓⲍⲱⲛ

cop-noun

ⲕⲓⲕⲓⲍⲱⲛ • (kikizōn) f

A derivation of Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζον (glukúrrhizon, “licorice”).


ϩⲟⲡⲗⲟⲛ

From Ancient Greek ὅπλον (hóplon, “armor”).

(Bohairic, Sahidic, Akhmimic, Fayyumic) armor


ⲕⲉⲛⲉⲫⲓⲧⲉⲛ

→ Arabic: كُنافة (kunāfa)

→ English: kunafa


ⲁⲙϣⲉ

cop-noun

ⲁⲙϣⲉ • (amše) m (plural ⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ (amšēoui) or ⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (amšēou))

amše (romanization)
ⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩⲓ (plural)
ⲁⲙϣⲏⲟⲩ (plural)

From ⲁⲙ- (am-, “craftsman”) + ϣⲉ (še, “wood”).


ϩⲁⲙϣⲓ

cop-noun

ϩⲁⲙϣⲓ • (hamši) m

From ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-, “craftsman”) + ϣⲓ (ši, “wood”).


ϩⲁⲙⳉⲉ

From ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-, “craftsman”) + ⳉⲉ (xe, “wood”).


ϩⲁⲙϣⲏ

cop-noun

ϩⲁⲙϣⲏ • (hamšē) m

From ϩⲁⲙ- (ham-, “craftsman”) + ϣⲏ (šē, “wood”).