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Coptic

 
Dictionary: Cop·tic   (kŏp'tĭk) pronunciation
n.
The Afro-Asiatic language of the Copts, which survives only as a liturgical language of the Coptic Church.

adj.
Of or relating to the Copts, the Coptic Church, or the Coptic language.


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The language of ancient Egypt written in Greek letters with the addition of a few characters from the Demotic script. In art the term applies to forms and designs developed by Egyptians after the introduction of Christianity. The influence of both the art and the language has persisted to this day through the Coptic church.

WordNet: Coptic
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the liturgical language of the Coptic Church of Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet


The adjective Coptic has one meaning:

Meaning #1: of or relating to the Copts or their church or language or art
  Pertains to noun: Copt (meaning #2)


Wikipedia: Coptic
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Part of the series on
Copts

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Culture

Architecture · Art · Calendar
Coptology · Cross · Fasting
Flag · History · Literature
Music · Monasticism · Persecution

Regions

Egypt · United States · Canada ·
Africa · Asia · Australia ·
Europe · South America

Religions

Coptic Orthodox Church ·
Coptic Catholic Church ·
Coptic Evangelical Church ·
Other Protestants

Language

Egyptian language · Coptic language

Writing Systems

Hieroglyphs · Hieratic ·
Demotic · Coptic

Coptic may refer to:

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Translations: Coptic
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - koptisk
adj. - koptisk

Nederlands (Dutch)
Koptisch

Français (French)
n. - (Ling) copte
adj. - coptique, copte

Deutsch (German)
n. - Koptisch
adj. - koptisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (θρησκ.) κοπτική γλώσσα
adj. - (θρησκ.) κοπτικός

Italiano (Italian)
copto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - copta (m) (f)
adj. - copta

Русский (Russian)
коптский

Español (Spanish)
n. - copto
adj. - copto, cóptico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - koptiska
adj. - koptisk

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
埃及古语, 埃及土人的, 埃及土语的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 埃及古語
adj. - 埃及土人的, 埃及土語的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 콥트인, 콥트어
adj. - 콥트인의, 콥트어의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - コプト人の, コプト語の, コプト教会の
n. - コプト語, おだやかな赤褐色

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) قبطي (صفه) قبطي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮קופטית (שפה)‬
adj. - ‮נוגע לקופטים או לתרבותם‬


 
 

 

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