Copht
[ kopt ]
/ kɒpt /
noun
Copt.
Definition for copht (2 of 2)
Copt
or Copht
[ kopt ]
/ kɒpt /
noun
a member of the Coptic Church.
a native Egyptian claiming descent from the ancient Egyptians.
Origin of Copt
1605–15; < Arabic
qubṭ, back formation from
qubṭī < Coptic
kyptios, variant of
gyptios < Greek
Aigýptios
Egyptian
British Dictionary definitions for copht
Copt
/ (kɒpt) /
noun
a member of the Coptic Church
an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians
Word Origin for Copt
C17: from Arabic
qubt Copts, from Coptic
kyptios Egyptian, from Greek
Aiguptios, from
Aiguptos Egypt