Copt

Copt
Copt "native monophosyte Christian of Egypt," 1610s, from Mod.L. Coptus, from Arabic quft, probably from Coptic gyptios, from Gk. Agyptios "Egyptian." Arabic has no -p- and often substitutes -f- or -b- for it. Related: Coptic.

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  • copt — copt; heli·copt; …   English syllables

  • Copt. — «kopt», noun. 1. a native of Egypt descended from the ancient Egyptians. 2. a member of the Coptic Church. ╂[< New Latin Coptus < Arabic Qubt the Copts < Coptic Gyptios an Egyptian < Greek Aigýptios] Copt., Coptic …   Useful english dictionary

  • Copt — ► NOUN 1) a native Egyptian in the Hellenistic and Roman periods. 2) a member of the Coptic Church, the native Christian Church in Egypt. ORIGIN Latin Coptus, from Greek Aiguptios Egyptian …   English terms dictionary

  • Copt — [käpt] n. [ModL Coptus: see COPTIC] 1. an Egyptian who is a descendant of Egypt s ancient inhabitants 2. a member of the Coptic Church …   English World dictionary

  • copt — COPT1 s.n. Faptul de a (se) coace. ♢ expr. A da în copt = a începe sa se coacă, a se pârgui. – v. coace. Trimis de IoanSoleriu, 21.05.2004. Sursa: DEX 98  COPT2, COAPTĂ, copţi, coapte, adj. I. 1. (Despre alimente) Care a fost supus, fără apă sau …   Dicționar Român

  • Copt — Infobox Religious group group = Copts AqbaUnicode|ṭ أقباط Coptic|ⲛⲓⲣⲉⲙ ⲛⲭⲏⲙⲓ ⲛ Ⲭⲣⲏⲥⲧⲓ ⲁⲛⲟⲥ ni.Remenkīmi en Ekhristianos image caption = Top row (left to right) Saint Mary of Egypt • Boutros Boutros Ghali • Ester Fanous • Saint Maurice Bottom row… …   Wikipedia

  • Copt — Copts Copts (k[o^]pts ), n. pl.; sing. {Copt} (k[o^]pt). [See {Coptic}.] (Etnol.) 1. An Egyptian race thought to be descendants of the ancient Egyptians. [1913 Webster] 2. The principal sect of Christians in Egypt and the valley of the Nile.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Copt Oak — is a place in Leicestershire in England. It is in the North West Leicestershire district, near Bawdon Lodge, Charley and Ulverscroft. In its name, cop is an old English word for head , i.e. [be]headed oak = pollarded oak …   Wikipedia

  • Copt Hewick — The clock tower of Copt Hewick Village Hall Copt Hewick is a village and civil parish in the Harrogate district of North Yorkshire, England about two miles east of Ripon. It had a population of 180 in 2004 according to the North Yorkshire County… …   Wikipedia

  • copt-know —  the top of a conical hill, from COPT …   A glossary of provincial and local words used in England

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