Coptic Greetings
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Coptic
Greeting
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Meaning |
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As pe pekry]& |
How are you? |
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]ouwj `emasw |
I am fine. |
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nane `atooui |
Good morning |
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nofri `ehoou |
Good day |
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nane rouhi |
Good evening |
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nofri `ejwrh |
Good night |
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nofri sai |
Happy feast |
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nofri |
Hi |
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oujai |
Bye |
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oujai qen `P[oic |
Be safe in the Lord (reply to oujai) |
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Pi`,rictoc
aftwnf |
Christ is risen |
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qen oume;myi aftwnf |
Truly He is risen (reply to above) |
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<rictoc `anecty |
(Gk) Christ is risen |
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Aly;oc
`anecty |
(Gk) Truly He is risen |
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`P[oic nemak |
The Lord be with you (s.m.) |
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`P[oic neme |
The Lord be with you (s.f.) |
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`P[oic nemwten |
The Lord be with you (plural) |
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rompi niben ekqen toujo
niben |
(May you be safe every year) |
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rompi niben eretenqen toujo niben |
(May you be safe every year) (plu.) |
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,ere nak |
Hail to you! (s.m.) |
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,ere ne |
Hail to you! (s.f.) |
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se `nrompi |
(May you live) 100 years |
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`n;ok somt-se |
And you, 300 (reply to above) |
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sep`hmot |
thanks |
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`mmon`hli |
(you're welcome) reply to sephmot |
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qen outoujou |
Congratulations! |
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Vnou] ef`etoujk |
(God bless you!) reply to above |
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]hiryny nak |
Peace to you |
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]hiryny nwten |
Peace to you (plural) |
(Gk) means Greek loan phrase, (s.m.) means singular masculine, (s.f.) means singular feminine, (plu.) means plural.