Copt

Clipping of English Coptic or French copte.

Copt

1. (international standards) ISO 15924 script code for Coptic.

Borrowed from French copte, from Arabic قُبْط (qubṭ, “Copts”), from Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, “Egyptian”), ⲕⲩⲡⲧⲁⲓⲟⲥ (kuptaios, “Egyptian”), from Late Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios), from earlier Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian

(ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, “Egypt; temple of Ptah's ka”). Doublet of Gypsy. More at Egypt.

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /kɒpt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /kɑpt/

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• Rhymes: -ɒpt, -ɑpt
• Homophone: copped

Copt (plural Copts)

1. A member of the Coptic Church.
2. (loosely) Any Christian of Egyptian descent.

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