List of Coptic place names
Map of Egypt with Coptic place names
Below is list of Coptic placenames for places in Egypt (Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Khemi) and Middle East:
Greater Cairo
- Cairo - Ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ, Ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (Kahire, Kashromi)
- Giza - Ⲅⲓⲍⲁ (Giza)
- Atfih - Ⲧⲡⲏϩ (Tpeh)
- Heliopolis - Ⲱⲛ (On)
- Ausim - Ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲙ, Ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ (Eusim, Bushem)
- Banha - Ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ (Panaho)
Alexandria
- Alexandria - Ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ, Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ (Alexandria, Rakote)
- Damanhur - ϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (Timinhor)
- Wadi Natrun - Ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Shihet)
- Rosetta - Ⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ (Rashit)
- Edko - Ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ (Tkow)
Delta
- Menouf - Ⲟⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (Onufe)
- Tanta - Ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantatho)
- El-Mahalla El-Kubra - ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Tishairi)
- Mansoura - Ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ (Paramoni)
- Damietta - Ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati)
- Fuwa - Ⲙⲉⲗⲉϫ (Melej)
- Mashtul - Ⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ (Meshtol)
Suez Canal and Sinai (Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ)
- Arish - ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura)
- Farama - Ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Peremun)
- Sheikh Zuweid - Ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Baitulua)
- Red Sea - Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲁϩ (Fiom Nhah)
Northern 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)
Southern 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 (Etbo)
- Kom Ombo - Ⲙⲃⲱ (Mbo)
- Qasr Ibrim - Ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Prim)
Outside of Egypt
Countries
- Israel - Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael)
- Greece - Ⲏⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas)
- Cyprus - Ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kipros)
- Ethiopia - Ⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ (Ethaush)
- Libya - Ⲗⲩⲃⲏ, Ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (Lube, Lebi)
- Syria - Ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (Suria)
Other
- Atlantic Ocean - Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲭⲁⲏⲓ (Fiom Pkhaei)
References
- Trismegistos Geo (http://www.trismegistos.org/geo/index.php)"
- Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia". Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Claremont Colleges. Retrieved 10 January 2016
- Emile Amélineau. La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. — Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1893. — 690 p.
- Henricus Tattam, S.T.P.. Prophetae Majores in dialecto linguae Aegyptiacae Memphitica seu Coptica. — Oxford, 1852
- A Coptic Palimpsest Containing Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Judith and Esther In The Sahidic Dialect, Edited By Sir Herbert Thompson. — Oxford, 1911.
- Werner Vycichl. Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte. — Louvain, 1983.
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