List of Coptic place names

Below is list of Coptic place names for places in Egypt (Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Kaami) and the Middle East:

Greater Cairo

  • Cairo – ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (Kashromi)
  • Helwan – ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Halouan)
  • Giza – Ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ, Ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲟⲓ (Tiperses, Tipersioi); ⲅⲓⲍⲁ (Giza)
  • Atfih – ⲧⲡⲏϩ (Tpeh)
  • Heliopolis – ⲱⲛ (On)
  • Ausim – ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲙ (Eusim); ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ (Wushem)
  • Benha – ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ (Panaho)

Alexandria

  • Alexandria – ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ, ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ/ⲣⲁⲕⲟϯ (Alexandria, Rakote/Rakoti)
  • Damanhur – ϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (Timinhor)
  • Wadi Natrun – ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Shihet)
  • Rosetta – ⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ (Rashit)
  • Edku – ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ (Tkow)

Delta

  • Menouf – ⲟⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (Onufe)
  • Tanta – ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantato)
  • Zefta – ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ (Zewete)
  • Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ (Limne Nikedjow)
  • El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Tishairi)
  • Mansoura – ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ (Paramoni)
  • Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati)
  • Fuwa – ⲙⲉⲗⲉϫ (Melej)
  • Mashtul – ⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ (Meshtol)
  • Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ (Tifre)

Suez Canal and the Sinai

  • Sinai – ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Sina)
    • Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura)
    • Farama – ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Peremun)
    • Sheikh Zuweid – ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Waitulua)
    • Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ (Geras)
    • El-Qels – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ (Kasios)
  • Red Sea – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲁϩ (Fiom Enhah)
  • Zagazig – ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥϯ (Pouwasti)
Map of Egypt with Coptic place names

North Upper Egypt

  • Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (Manlau)
  • Faiyum – ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (Peiom)
  • Lahun – ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (Lehone)
  • Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (Tmone)
  • Beni Suef – ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ (Panisof)

Asyut

  • Asyut – ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (Siowt)
  • Kharga – ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓ (Uhiresi)
  • Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (Aputhek)
  • Abnub – ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (Apanub)
  • Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (Manbalot)

South Upper Egypt

  • Akhmim – ϣⲙⲓⲛ (Shmin)
  • Luxor – ⲛⲏ (Ne)
  • Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (Ebot)
  • Girga – ⲧⲓⲛ (Tin)
  • Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone)
  • Aswan – ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Suan)
  • Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne)
  • Edfu – ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (Etwo)
  • Kom Ombo – ⲙⲃⲱ (Mvo)
  • Qasr Ibrim – ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Prim)
  • Dendera – ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (Tentori, Nitentori)
  • Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (Atripe)

Outside of Egypt

  • Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalem)
  • Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hromé)
  • Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos)
  • Gilan – ⲕⲓⲗⲁⲛ (Kilan)
  • Hamadan – ⲁⲙⲁϩⲁⲑⲁⲛ (Amahatan)
  • Shusha – ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛ (Souson)
  • Khuzestan – ⲟⲍⲉⲟⲥ (Ozeos)
  • Tigris – ϯⲅⲣⲓⲥ, ⲡⲛⲁϭ ⲛⲓⲉⲣⲟ (Tigris, Pnaq Niero)[1]

Countries

  • Israel – ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael)
  • Greece – ⲏⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas); ⲧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲉⲓⲛⲓⲛ (Tenweynin)[2]
  • Cyprus – ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kipros)
  • Ethiopia – ⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ (Etaush)
  • Libya – ⲗⲩⲃⲏ, Ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (Lube, Lebi); ⲧⲉⲙⲫⲁⲓⲁⲧ (Temphayat)[3]
  • Syria – ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (Suria)
  • India – ϩⲉⲛⲧ (Hent)[4]

Other

References

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  2. ↑ "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.
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  2. Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia". Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Claremont Colleges. Retrieved 10 January 2016
  3. Emile Amélineau. La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. — Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1893. — 690 p.
  4. Henricus Tattam, S.T.P.. Prophetae Majores in dialecto linguae Aegyptiacae Memphitica seu Coptica. — Oxford, 1852
  5. A Coptic Palimpsest Containing Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Judith and Esther In The Sahidic Dialect, Edited By Sir Herbert Thompson. — Oxford, 1911.
  6. Werner Vycichl. Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte. — Louvain, 1983.
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