Copt
English
editEtymology
editFrom French copte, from قُبْط (qobṭ, “Copts”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), ⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ (kuptaios, “Egyptian”), from Late Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from earlier Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian
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(ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, “Egypt; temple of Ptah's ka”). Doublet of Gypsy. More at Egypt.
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɒpt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /kɑpt/
- Rhymes: -ɒpt, -ɑpt
- Homophone: copped
Noun
editCopt (plural Copts)
Translations
editmember of the Coptic Church
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