Common Coptic sayings
and it's medu netjer equivalent
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ/ nofri (hello)
(S) Sahidic or Thebaic (Upper Egypt)
(B) Bohairic or Memphitic Used in the Delta (Lower Egypt)
(F) Fayyumic The dialect of Fayum of Upper Egypt, spoken along the Nile River valley chiefly on the west bank, survived until the 8th century,
(A) Achmimic The dialect of Achmim of (Upper Egypt)
(S) Sahidic or Thebaic (Upper Egypt)
(B) Bohairic or Memphitic Used in the Delta (Lower Egypt)
(F) Fayyumic The dialect of Fayum of Upper Egypt, spoken along the Nile River valley chiefly on the west bank, survived until the 8th century,
(A) Achmimic The dialect of Achmim of (Upper Egypt)
Hello, hail, peace
khārā /ⲭⲉⲣⲉ Coptic
χαιρε Greek
Good morning
nfr dwAw/ nofer duau Egyptian
na-nā a-to-oui /ⲛⲁⲛⲉ 'ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ Coptic
Good Day
nfr hrw/ nofr horu Egyptian
nofri e-hò-ou /ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ 'ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ Coptic
Good night
nfr grH / nofer ḳeruḥ Egyptian
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ 'ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ / nofri e-gōrḥ (S) Coptic
Bye
wAD /uadj (fortunate, happy, healthy, happiness), wDA/ udja (protection, preserve, prosperity salvation) Egyptian
ougai/ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ (B, S), ougḥai/ⲟⲩϫϩⲁⲓ (S), oudjēi/ⲟⲩϫⲏⲓ (SA), oudjiāi/ⲟⲩϫⲓⲉⲓ (SA), oudjāi/ⲟⲩϫⲉⲓ (A, F),
oudjāāi/ⲟⲩϫⲉⲉⲓ (A, SA, F), /ⲟⲩϫⲉⲓⲧⲉ (A), ouòg/ⲟⲩⲟϫ (S, B, F), ouag/ⲟⲩⲁϫ (A, SA, F) (bye, be whole, safe, sound) Coptic
Thanks
dwA.k/ dua.ek (M) dwA.t / dua.et (F) (praise you) Egyptian
ⲥⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ/ sephmot Coptic
You are welcome
ⲙⲙⲟⲛϩⲗⲓ/ mmonhli
Hail to you
inD-Hr.k/ inudj-ḥer.ek (M), inD-Hr.t/ inudj-ḥer.et (F) Egyptian
hir n nak ? Coptic
I am Androgynous
anok ou ḥ[o][o]uṭsḥime /ⲀⲚⲞⲔ’ ⲞⲨϨ̣[Ⲟ][Ⲟ]ⲨⲦⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ
I am mother
anok ou maav / ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲀⲨ
I am father
anok ou eyōt/ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ’ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲰⲦ
Merry Christmas
nofr ḥòou ᵉmmisā ᵉmpikhristos /ⲛⲟϥⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ︦ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ︦ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ (S) (Beautiful Day of the Birth of Christ)
nofr ḥòou ᵉmmisā ᵉmpikhristos /ⲛⲟϥⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ︦ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ︦ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲣⲓⲥ︦ⲧⲟⲥ (written out)
Nofri shai empihinmisi empikhristos/ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲠⲓϩⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲙⲠⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (Merry Feast of Christ's birth)
Pikhristos Afma(n)sf/ Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥⲁϥⲙⲁⲛⲥϥ ! (Christ is born!)
Khen Oumāthmēi Afma(n)sf /Ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓⲁϥⲙⲁⲛⲥϥ ! (In truth he is born!)
Pikhristos Aftonf /Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ! (Christ is risen!)
Khen Oumāthmēi Aftonf /Ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ (In truth he us risen!)
Easter Greeting
Pikhristos Aftonf /Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ! (Christ is risen!)
Happy New Year
Upet ranpet nofret /wp.t rp.t nfr.t /Happy New Year Egyptian
nofri rawmpi em-veri / ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙ⳰ⲃⲉⲣⲓ (B) Coptic
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲡⲓ ⲙ⳰ⲃⲉⲣⲓ/ nofri rōmpi em-veri : Happy New Year (?) Coptic
noufyri pikhelom netā tirompi /ⲛⲟϥⲩⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲭ⳰ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ⳰ⲧⲉ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ (S) (Happy Crown of the Year) Coptic
Sayings
ink rx sDd mdw n kmt : I can speak Egyptian language Egyptian
anok shgom esadji entiaspi enkhēmi /Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϣϫⲟⲙ ̀ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ̀ⲛϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ̀ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ. I can speak the Egyptian language. (B) Coptic
* Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (I), ϣϫⲟⲙ (to be able to, can), (ⲉ)ⲥⲁϫⲓ (speak), (ⲛϯ)ⲁⲥⲡⲓ (language, speech) ⲛ (of), Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (Egypt)
ref. https://copticliterature.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/how-to-say-merry-christmas-in-coptic
khārā /ⲭⲉⲣⲉ Coptic
χαιρε Greek
Good morning
nfr dwAw/ nofer duau Egyptian
na-nā a-to-oui /ⲛⲁⲛⲉ 'ⲁⲧⲟⲟⲩⲓ Coptic
Good Day
nfr hrw/ nofr horu Egyptian
nofri e-hò-ou /ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ 'ⲉϩⲟⲟⲩ Coptic
Good night
nfr grH / nofer ḳeruḥ Egyptian
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ 'ⲉϫⲱⲣϩ / nofri e-gōrḥ (S) Coptic
Bye
wAD /uadj (fortunate, happy, healthy, happiness), wDA/ udja (protection, preserve, prosperity salvation) Egyptian
ougai/ⲟⲩϫⲁⲓ (B, S), ougḥai/ⲟⲩϫϩⲁⲓ (S), oudjēi/ⲟⲩϫⲏⲓ (SA), oudjiāi/ⲟⲩϫⲓⲉⲓ (SA), oudjāi/ⲟⲩϫⲉⲓ (A, F),
oudjāāi/ⲟⲩϫⲉⲉⲓ (A, SA, F), /ⲟⲩϫⲉⲓⲧⲉ (A), ouòg/ⲟⲩⲟϫ (S, B, F), ouag/ⲟⲩⲁϫ (A, SA, F) (bye, be whole, safe, sound) Coptic
Thanks
dwA.k/ dua.ek (M) dwA.t / dua.et (F) (praise you) Egyptian
ⲥⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ/ sephmot Coptic
You are welcome
ⲙⲙⲟⲛϩⲗⲓ/ mmonhli
Hail to you
inD-Hr.k/ inudj-ḥer.ek (M), inD-Hr.t/ inudj-ḥer.et (F) Egyptian
hir n nak ? Coptic
I am Androgynous
anok ou ḥ[o][o]uṭsḥime /ⲀⲚⲞⲔ’ ⲞⲨϨ̣[Ⲟ][Ⲟ]ⲨⲦⲤϨⲒⲘⲈ
I am mother
anok ou maav / ⲀⲚⲞⲔ ⲞⲨⲘⲀⲀⲨ
I am father
anok ou eyōt/ ⲀⲚⲞⲔ’ ⲞⲨⲈⲒⲰⲦ
Merry Christmas
nofr ḥòou ᵉmmisā ᵉmpikhristos /ⲛⲟϥⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ︦ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ︦ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲥ︦ (S) (Beautiful Day of the Birth of Christ)
nofr ḥòou ᵉmmisā ᵉmpikhristos /ⲛⲟϥⲣ ϩⲟⲟⲩ ⲙ︦ⲙⲓⲥⲉ ⲙ︦ⲡⲉⲭ︦ⲣⲓⲥ︦ⲧⲟⲥ (written out)
Nofri shai empihinmisi empikhristos/ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ϣⲁⲓ ⲉⲙⲠⲓϩⲓⲛⲙⲓⲥⲓ ⲉⲙⲠⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥ (Merry Feast of Christ's birth)
Pikhristos Afma(n)sf/ Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥⲁϥⲙⲁⲛⲥϥ ! (Christ is born!)
Khen Oumāthmēi Afma(n)sf /Ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓⲁϥⲙⲁⲛⲥϥ ! (In truth he is born!)
Pikhristos Aftonf /Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ! (Christ is risen!)
Khen Oumāthmēi Aftonf /Ϧⲉⲛⲟⲩⲙⲉⲑⲙⲏⲓⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ (In truth he us risen!)
Easter Greeting
Pikhristos Aftonf /Ⲡⲓⲭⲣⲓⲥⲧⲟⲥⲁϥⲧⲱⲛϥ ! (Christ is risen!)
Happy New Year
Upet ranpet nofret /wp.t rp.t nfr.t /Happy New Year Egyptian
nofri rawmpi em-veri / ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ ⲙ⳰ⲃⲉⲣⲓ (B) Coptic
ⲛⲟϥⲣⲓ ⲣⲱⲙⲡⲓ ⲙ⳰ⲃⲉⲣⲓ/ nofri rōmpi em-veri : Happy New Year (?) Coptic
noufyri pikhelom netā tirompi /ⲛⲟϥⲩⲣⲓ ⲡⲓⲭ⳰ⲗⲟⲙ ⲛ⳰ⲧⲉ ϯⲣⲟⲙⲡⲓ (S) (Happy Crown of the Year) Coptic
Sayings
ink rx sDd mdw n kmt : I can speak Egyptian language Egyptian
anok shgom esadji entiaspi enkhēmi /Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ϣϫⲟⲙ ̀ⲉⲥⲁϫⲓ ̀ⲛϯⲁⲥⲡⲓ ̀ⲛⲬⲏⲙⲓ. I can speak the Egyptian language. (B) Coptic
* Ⲁⲛⲟⲕ (I), ϣϫⲟⲙ (to be able to, can), (ⲉ)ⲥⲁϫⲓ (speak), (ⲛϯ)ⲁⲥⲡⲓ (language, speech) ⲛ (of), Ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (Egypt)
ref. https://copticliterature.wordpress.com/2014/01/06/how-to-say-merry-christmas-in-coptic
