List of Coptic place names

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Below is list of Coptic placenames for places in Egypt (Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Khemi) and Middle East:

Greater Cairo

  • Cairo - Ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ (Kahire)
  • 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)

Delta

Suez Canal and Sinai (Coptic: Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ)

  • Arish - ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura)
  • Farama - Ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Peremun)

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)

Southern Upper Egypt

Outside of Egypt

  • Jerusalem - ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalem)
  • Rome - ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hromé)
  • Damascus - Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos)

Countries

  • Israel - Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael)
  • Greece - Ⲏⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas)
  • Cyprus - Ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kipros)
  • Ethiopia - Ⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ (Ethaush)
  • Libya - Ⲗⲩⲃⲏ (Lube)
  • Syria - Ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (Suria)

References

  1. Trismegistos Geo (http://www.trismegistos.org/geo/index.php)"
  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