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Coptic

TypeAlphabet
LanguagesCoptic language
Time periodc. 300 AD to 14th century AD (Still used today in Coptic churches in Egypt and abroad)
Parent systems
Phoenician and Egyptian hieroglyphs
  • Greek and Demotic
    • Coptic alphabet
Sister systemsOld Nubian
Latin
Cyrillic
Armenian





image maj. image min. majuscule minuscule numeric value name Greek
equivalent
translit. (IPA)
Ⲁ
ⲁ
1 alpha Α, α a [a]
Ⲃ
ⲃ
2 bēta Β, β w,v,b [w]
Ⲅ
ⲅ
3 gamma Γ, γ g [ɡ]
Ⲇ
ⲇ
4 dalda Δ, δ d [d]
Ⲉ
ⲉ
5 ei Ε, ε e [i]
Ⲋ
ⲋ
6 su ϛ (stigma) –
Ⲍ
ⲍ
7 zēta Ζ, ζ z [z]
Ⲏ
ⲏ
8 ēta Η, η ē,e [eː]
Ⲑ
ⲑ
9 thēta Θ, θ th,t' [tʰ]
Ⲓ
ⲓ
10 iōta Ι, ι i [iː]
Ⲕ
ⲕ
20 kappa Κ, κ k [k]
Ⲗ
ⲗ
30 laula Λ, λ l [l]
Ⲙ
ⲙ
40 mē Μ, μ m [m]
Ⲛ
ⲛ
50 nē Ν, ν n [n]
Ⲝ
ⲝ
60 ksi Ξ, ξ ks [ks]
Ⲟ
ⲟ
70 o Ο, ο o [o]
Ⲡ
ⲡ
80 pi Π, π p [p]
Ⲣ
ⲣ
100 rō Ρ, ρ r [r]
Ⲥ
ⲥ
200 sēmma Σ, σ, ς s [s]
Ⲧ
ⲧ
300 tau Τ, τ t [t]
Ⲩ
ⲩ
400 he Υ, υ u,ou [uː]
Ⲫ
ⲫ
500 phi Φ, φ ph,p' [pʰ]
Ⲭ
ⲭ
600 khi Χ, χ kh [kʰ]
Ⲯ
ⲯ
700 psi Ψ, ψ ps
Ⲱ
ⲱ
800 ō Ω, ω ō,o [oː]
Ϣ
ϣ
šai (none) sh [ʃ]
Ϥ
ϥ
90 fai (none) f [f]
Ϧ (Ⳉ)
ϧ (ⳉ)
xai (none) x [x]
Ϩ
ϩ
hori (none) h [h]
Ϫ
ϫ
ḏanḏia (none) j,dzh [dʒ]
Ϭ
ϭ
qima Ϙ, ϙ (koppa) q [q]
Ϯ
ϯ
ti (none) ti [ti]
Ⳁ
ⳁ
900 psis nše (none) –