Table 1. Transliteration of Coptic alphabetic signs
ɖ a |
Η ê |
Ν n |
Τ t |
ϣ š |
Β b |
Θ th |
ο ks |
(Ο)ɤ (o)u, y |
ϥ f |
Γ g |
(ε)Ι (e)i |
ο o |
Φ ph |
ϩ h |
Δ d |
Κ k |
Π p |
χ kh |
ϧ ḫ |
ε e |
λ l |
ρ r |
ψ ps |
ϫ č |
ʐ z |
Γ{?} m |
ɼ s |
ω ô |
ϭ c |
1. Historical setting and sources
The encounter of Egyptian natives with the Arabs and Arabic in 641 C.E. was the starting point of cultural as well as linguistic d…