Copt

or Copht

[ kopt ]

noun
  1. a member of the Coptic Church.

  2. a native Egyptian claiming descent from the ancient Egyptians.

Origin of Copt

1
1605–15; <Arabic qubṭ, back formation from qubṭī<Coptic kyptios, variant of gyptios<Greek AigýptiosEgyptian

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Copt

/ (kɒpt) /


noun
  1. a member of the Coptic Church

  2. an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians

Origin of Copt

1
C17: from Arabic qubt Copts, from Coptic kyptios Egyptian, from Greek Aiguptios, from Aiguptos Egypt

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