Copt
English
Etymology
From French Copte, from Egyptian Arabic قُفْط, قُبْط (“Copts”), back-formation from قُفْطِيّ (“Coptic”), قِفْطِيّ (“(same)”), قُبْطِيّ (“(same)”), قِبْطِيّ (“(same)”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), ⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ (kuptaios, “Egyptian”), from Late Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from earlier Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos). Doublet of Gypsy. More at Egypt.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒpt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑpt/
- Homophone: copped
Translations
member of the Coptic Church
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