List of Coptic place names

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Below is list of Coptic place names for places in Egypt (Coptic: Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, Khemi) and the Middle East:

Greater Cairo

• Cairo – ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ (Kahire); ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (Kashromi)
• Helwan – ϩⲁⲗⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Halouan)
• Giza – Ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲏⲥ, Ϯⲡⲉⲣⲥⲓⲟⲓ (Tiperses, Tipersioi); ⲅⲓⲍⲁ (Giza)
• Atfih – ⲧⲡⲏϩ (Tpeh)
• Heliopolis – ⲱⲛ (On)
• Ausim – ⲉⲩⲥⲓⲙ (Eusim); ⲃⲟⲩϣⲏⲙ (Bushem)
• Banha – ⲡⲁⲛⲁϩⲟ (Panaho)

Alexandria

• Alexandria – ⲁⲗⲉⲝⲁⲛⲇⲣⲓⲁ, Ⲣⲁⲕⲟⲧⲉ (Alexandria, Rakote)
• Damanhur – ϯⲙⲓⲛϩⲱⲣ (Timinhor)
• Wadi Natrun – ϣⲓϩⲏⲧ (Shihet)
• Rosetta – ⲣⲁϣⲓⲧ (Rashit)
• Edku – ⲧⲕⲱⲟⲩ (Tkow)

Delta

• Menouf – ⲟⲛⲟⲩϥⲉ (Onufe)
• Tanta – ⲧⲁⲛⲧⲁⲑⲟ (Tantatho)
• Zefta – ⲍⲉⲃⲉⲑⲉ (Zebethe)
• Lake Burullus – ⲗⲓⲙⲛⲏ ⲛⲓⲕⲉϫⲱⲟⲩ (Limne Nikedjow)
• El–Mahalla El–Kubra – ϯϣⲁⲓⲣⲓ (Tishairi)
• Mansoura – ⲡⲁⲣⲁⲙⲟⲛⲓ (Paramoni)
• Damietta – ⲧⲁⲙⲓⲁϯ (Tamiati)
• Fuwa – ⲙⲉⲗⲉϫ (Melej)
• Mashtul – ⲙⲉϣⲧⲱⲗ (Meshtol)
• Difra – ϯⲫⲣⲉ (Tifre)

Suez Canal and the Sinai

• Sinai – ⲥⲓⲛⲁ (Sina)
  • Arish – ϩⲣⲓⲛⲟⲕⲟⲣⲟⲩⲣⲁ (Hrinokorura)
  • Farama – ⲡⲉⲣⲉⲙⲟⲩⲛ (Peremun)
  • Sheikh Zuweid – ⲃⲁⲓⲧⲩⲗⲟⲩⲁ (Baitulua)
  • Mahammediya – ⲅⲉⲣⲁⲥ (Geras)
  • El-Qels – ⲕⲁⲥⲓⲟⲥ (Kasios)
• Red Sea – ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛϩⲁϩ (Fiom Nhah)
• Zagazig – ⲡⲟⲩⲃⲁⲥϯ (Poubast)

Map of Egypt with Coptic place names

North Upper Egypt

• Mallawi – ⲙⲁⲛⲗⲁⲩ (Manlau)
• Faiyum – ⲡⲉⲓⲟⲙ (Peiom)
• Lahun – ⲗⲉϩⲱⲛⲉ (Lehone)
• Minya – ⲧⲙⲱⲛⲏ (Tmone)
• Beni Suef – ⲡⲁⲛⲓⲥⲱϥ (Panisof)

Asyut

• Asyut – ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (Siowt)
• Kharga – ⲟⲩϩⲓⲣⲉⲥⲓ (Uhiresi)
• Abutig – ⲁⲡⲟⲩⲑⲏⲕ (Aputhek)
• Abnub – ⲁⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩⲃ (Apanub)
• Manfalut – ⲙⲁⲛⲃⲁⲗⲟⲧ (Manbalot)

South Upper Egypt

• Akhmim – ϣⲙⲓⲛ (Shmin)
• Luxor – ⲛⲏ (Ne)
• Abydos – ⲉⲃⲱⲧ (Ebot)
• Girga – ⲧⲓⲛ (Tin)
• Qena – ⲕⲱⲛⲏ (Kone)
• Aswan – ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (Suan)
  • Elephantine – ⲓⲏⲃ (Ieb)
  • Philae – ⲡⲓⲗⲁⲕ (Pilak)
• Esne – ⲥⲛⲏ (Sne)
• Edfu – ⲉⲧⲃⲟ (Etbo)
• Kom Ombo – ⲙⲃⲱ (Mbo)
• Qasr Ibrim – ⲡⲣⲓⲙ (Prim)
• Dendera – ⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ, ⲛⲓⲧⲉⲛⲧⲱⲣⲓ (Tentori, Nitentori)
• Wannina – ⲁⲧⲣⲓⲡⲉ (Atripe)

Outside of Egypt

• Jerusalem – ϩⲓⲉⲣⲟⲩⲥⲁⲗⲏⲙ (Hierusalem)
• Rome – ϩⲣⲱⲙⲏ (Hromé)
• Damascus – Ⲇⲁⲙⲁⲥⲕⲟⲥ (Damaskos)

Countries

• Israel – Ⲡⲓⲥⲣⲁⲏⲗ (Pisrael)
• Greece – Ⲏⲉⲗⲗⲁⲥ (Hellas); ⲟⲩⲉⲉⲓⲉⲛⲓⲛ (Weynin)^[1]
• Cyprus – Ⲕⲩⲡⲣⲟⲥ (Kipros)
• Ethiopia – Ⲉⲑⲁⲩϣ (Ethaush)
• Libya – Ⲗⲩⲃⲏ, Ⲗⲏⲃⲓ (Lube, Lebi); ⲡⲁⲓⲁⲧ (Payat)^[2]
• Syria – Ⲥⲩⲣⲓⲁ (Suria)
• India – ϩⲉⲛⲧⲟⲩ (Hentou)^[3]

Other

• Atlantic Ocean – Ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲡⲭⲁⲏⲓ (Fiom Pkhaei)

References

1. Trismegistos Geo (http://www.trismegistos.org/geo/index.php)"
2. Claremont Coptic Encyclopedia". Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Claremont Colleges. Retrieved 10 January 2016
3. Emile Amélineau. La géographie de l’Egypte à l'époque copte. — Paris: Imprimerie nationale, 1893. — 690 p.
4. Henricus Tattam, S.T.P.. Prophetae Majores in dialecto linguae Aegyptiacae Memphitica seu Coptica. — Oxford, 1852
5. A Coptic Palimpsest Containing Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Judith and Esther In The Sahidic Dialect, Edited By Sir Herbert Thompson. — Oxford, 1911.
6. Werner Vycichl. Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue copte. — Louvain, 1983.

1. ↑ "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08. 
2. ↑ "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08. 
3. ↑ "Trismegistos". www.trismegistos.org. Retrieved 2017-07-08.