copte

Copt (Egyptian Christian person)

From Egyptian Arabic قُفْط, قُبْط (“Copts”), from قُفْطِيّ (“Coptic”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ. More at Copt, Egypt.

the Coptic language

From Egyptian Arabic قُفْط, قُبْط (“Copts”), from قُفْطِيّ (“Coptic”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ. More at Copt, Egypt.

Coptic

Related: coptique

From Egyptian Arabic قُفْط, قُبْط (“Copts”), from قُفْطِيّ (“Coptic”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), from Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “Egypt”), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ. More at Copt, Egypt.