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List of Coptic place names

List of Coptic place names

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This is a list of traditional Coptic place names. This list includes:

Egypt

Cairo Governorate

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Giza Governorate

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Beheira Governorate

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Sharqia Governorate

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Kafr el-Sheikh Governorate

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Qalyubia Governorate

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Alexandria Governorate

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Monufia Governorate

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Gharbia Governorate

  • Tanta – ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantato) /ˈdɑndɑto/
  • Zefta – ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ (Zewete) /ˈzæβætæ/
  • Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ (Limne Nikedjow) /ˈlimnæ nɪkæˈɟoːw/
  • El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Dishairi), "the residence" /diˈʃɑiri/
  • Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ (Tifre) /ˈdifræ/

Damietta Governorate

  • Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Damiadi), "port" /ˈdɑmjɑdi/

Sinai

  • Sinai – ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Sina) /ˈsinɑ/
    • Mount Sinai – ⲧⲟⲟⲩ ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Toou Sina) /tow ˈsinɑ/
    • Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura) (Gr.) /hrɪnoˈkorurɑ/
    • Farama – ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Beremun), "house of Amun" /pæˈræmun/
    • Sheikh Zuweid – ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Waitulua) /wɑjˈdilwɑ/
    • Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ (Geras) (Gr.) /ˈɡærɑs/
    • El-Qeis – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ (Kasios) (Gr.) /ˈkɑsjos/
  • Red Sea – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ (Fiom Enhah) /fjom ənˈhɑh/

Beni Suef Governorate

  • Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (Manlau), "place of textile" /ˈmɑnlɑw/

Fayyum Governorate

  • Faiyum – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ (Phiom), "the sea, lake" /fjom/
  • Sanhurⲥⲩⲛϩⲱⲣ (Synhor), "the residence of Horus" /ʃænˈhoːr/
  • Sinnuris – ⲯⲓⲛⲟⲩⲣⲉⲥ (Psinures) (Gr.) /psɪˈnuræs/
  • Ibshaway – ⲡⲓϣⲁⲉⲓ (Bishaei) /pɪˈʃɑj/
  • Abu Girg – ⲡⲉⲕⲉⲣⲕⲏ (Bekerke), "temple, house of Horus" /pæˈɟærʃæ/
  • Tamiyah – ⲧⲁⲙⲁⲟⲩⲓⲥ (Tamauis) (Gr.) /dɑˈmɑwɪs/
  • Hawarra – ϩⲟⲩⲱⲣ (Howor), "great house" /hoˈwoːr/
  • Lahun – ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (Lehone), "the mouth, door" /læˈhoːnæ/

Minya Governorate

  • Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (Tmone) /dəˈmoːnæ/

Asyut Governorate

  • Asyut – ⲥⲓⲱⲟⲩⲧ (Siowt), /ˈsjoːwt/
  • Kharga – ϩⲏⲃ (Hib) /hæb/
  • Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (Abutek), "storehouse" /ɑˈputæk/
  • Abnub – ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (Banub), "house, temple of gold" /pɑˈnub/
  • Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (Manwalot), "place of leather clothing" /mɑnˈbɑlot/

Sohag Governorate

  • Akhmim – ⲭⲙⲓⲛ, ϣⲙⲓⲛ (Khmin, Shmin), "the abode of Min" /kəˈmim, ʃəˈmim/
  • Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (Ebot) /æˈβoːt/
  • Girga – ϭⲉⲣϭⲉ, ⲧⲓⲛ (Cherche, Tin), "the Horus" /ˈʃærʃæ, din/
  • Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (Atribe), "palace, temple of Repyt" /ɑˈdripæ/

Luxor Governorate

  • Luxor – ⲛⲏ (Ne) /næ/
  • Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne) /snæ/

Qena Governorate

  • Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone) /ˈkoːnæ/
  • Dendera – ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (Dendori, Nidendori), "the goddess" /dæˈdoːri, nɪdænˈdoːri/

Aswan Governorate

  • Aswan – ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Suan), "place of trade" /ˈswɑn/
  • Edfu – ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (Etwo) /ˈætbo/
  • Kom Ombo – ⲙⲃⲱ (Mbo) /məˈβoː/
  • Qasr Ibrim – ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Brim) /prim/

Outside of Egypt

  • Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalim) /heˈrusɑlɪm/
  • Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hroma) /əhˈroːmɑ/
  • Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos) /dɑˈmɑskos/
  • Gilan – ⲕⲓⲗⲁⲛ (Kilan) /ˈkɪlɑn/
  • Hamadan – ⲁⲙⲁϩⲁⲑⲁⲛ (Amahatan) /ɑˈmɑhɑtɑn/
  • Shusha – ⲥⲟⲩⲥⲱⲛ (Souson) /suˈsoːn/
  • Khuzestan – ⲟⲍⲉⲟⲥ (Ozeos) /oˈzæws/
  • Tigris – ϯⲅⲣⲓⲥ, ⲡⲛⲁϭ ⲛ̀ⲓⲉⲣⲟ (Tigris, Bnach Eniero)[2] /ˈdigrɪs, əpˈnɑʃ əˈnero/

Countries

  • Israel – ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Bisrael) /pɪsˈrɑjl/
  • Greece – ϯⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas) /delˈlɑs/
  • Cyprus – ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kubros) /ˈkibros/
  • Ethiopia – ⲉⲑⲱϣ (Etosh) /æˈtoːʃ/
  • Libya – ϯⲗⲩⲃⲏ, ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (ti-Luwi, Liwi) /diˈliβæ, ˈliβi/
  • Syria – ϯⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (ti-Suria) /diˈsirjɑ/
  • India – ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (Hendou),[3] ⲑⲉⲛⲧⲓⲕⲏ /ˈhændu, tænˈdikæ/

References

  1. Meltzer, Edmund S. (1987). "Review of Ancient Byblos Reconsidered". Journal of the American Research Center in Egypt. 24: 151–153. doi:10.2307/40000271. ISSN 0065-9991. JSTOR 40000271.
  2. "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.

Further reading

  1. Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia. Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Claremont Colleges.
  2. Amélineau, Emile. (1893) La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. Paris: Imprimerie nationale.
  3. Werner Vycichl (1983). Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte. Louvain: Peeters.
  4. Timm, Stefan (1992). Das christlich-koptische Ägypten in arabischer Zeit. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag.
  5. Peust, Carsten (2010). Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten. Göttingen.
  6. Peust, Carten (2010) Koptische Dialektologie anhand ägyptisch-arabischer Ortsnamen. Göttinger Miszellen 226.
  7. Engsheden, Åke (2021). Ancient Place-Names in the Governorate of Kafr el-Sheikh. Leuven: Peeters.
  8. Henricus Tattam, S.T.P.. Prophetae Majores in dialecto linguae Aegyptiacae Memphitica seu Coptica. — Oxford, 1852
  9. A Coptic Palimpsest Containing Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Judith and Esther In The Sahidic Dialect, Edited By Sir Herbert Thompson. — Oxford, 1911.

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