Coptic alphabet
The Coptic alphabet is the script used for writing the Coptic language. The repertoire of glyphs is based on the Greek alphabet augmented by letters borrowed from the Egyptian Demotic and is the first alphabetic script used for the Egyptian language. There are several Coptic alphabets, as the Coptic writing system may vary greatly among the various dialects and subdialects of the Coptic language.
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Coptic alphabet | |
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Script type | |
Time period | 2nd century A.D.[1] to present (in Coptic liturgy) |
Direction | left-to-right ![]() |
Languages | Coptic language |
Related scripts | |
Parent systems | Egyptian hieroglyphs
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Child systems | Old Nubian |
ISO 15924 | |
ISO 15924 | Copt, 204 ![]() |
Unicode | |
Unicode alias | Coptic |
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