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shakoosh
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Feb 11, 2004 - 09:19 PM |
 
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we have some common phrases that we say in arabic/english that i would like to learn how to say them in coptic. here's a little list of phrases...can someone please translate into coptic for me?
- "in sha-allah"
- "rabina ma3ak" (all conjugations if possible....masculine, fem, plural),
- "you're welcome"
that's all that i can remember for now but i'm sure others will pop back into my empty head.  |
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Ari`vmeui qen pek`slyl
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petertheodore
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Location: England
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Feb 12, 2004 - 02:51 AM |
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I'd like
seeking your prayers (or similar)
dear brother/sister |
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crushed
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Feb 12, 2004 - 06:24 AM |
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Dear Brother - "
Pacon `mmenrit
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Dear Sister - "
Taconi `mmenrit
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Seeking your prayers - "
Arifmeui qen pek`slyl
" (lit. 'Remember me in your prayers')
God be with you/'Rabina ma'ak' -
`P[oic sop nemak
- With you - masculine
`P[oic sop neman
- With us
`P;oic sop neme
- With you - feminine
Insha'allah (Eng. May God's will be done)
Qen `fouws `nte `P[oic
(long shot)
Not sure about all of above but just my guess.
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StephaneY
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Location: Paris - France
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Feb 20, 2004 - 03:44 AM |
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Hi everyone,
I don't know if it's the best place for my request. Sorry in advance if it's not.
Well, we have the honour to have for the whole Week-end here in France, our Grace Anba Moussa, Bishop of Youth. And I need your help, please to translate from english to coptic, a little phrase which is "Welcome in France". But I want it, please in Coptic letters, not in english ones.
It will be great if you can do this for me.
And I send you in advance, a huge thank from your brothers of St. Mary & St. Mark Coptic Orthodox Church, in Paris (FRANCE) |
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markoc
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Feb 20, 2004 - 01:40 PM |
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nane pekjin`i `evranc peniwt ettaiyout apa mwcy
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Mathitis
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Feb 20, 2004 - 03:08 PM |
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all i see is red letters.
am i missing something then? |
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StephaneY
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Feb 20, 2004 - 03:26 PM |
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I don't know how to thank you, Markoc. You've done a great service for me !
If there is anything I can do for you, of course, if I am able to do it, it will be a pleasure. Just ask.
Everyone here in our Church thanks you a lot.
May the grace of God be with you in everything you do. |
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markoc
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Feb 20, 2004 - 07:04 PM |
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thank you dear .. God bless you |
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Remnkemi
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Location: Boston, MA USA
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Jan 20, 2005 - 06:22 PM |
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Crushed, nice try. I'll fix a few things.
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Dear Brother - "
Pacon `mmenrit
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Dear Sister - "
Taconi `mmenrit
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This is correct.
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| Seeking your prayers - "
Arifmeui qen pek`slyl
" (lit. 'Remember me in your prayers') |
Seeking your prayers is
eikw] `nca nek`slyl
or you can say
]kw] `nca nek`slyl
, which is "I seek your prayers"
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God be with you/'Rabina ma'ak' -
`P[oic sop nemak
- With you - masculine
`P[oic sop neman
- With us
`P;oic sop neme
- With you - feminine |
I think it is better to say
Pen[oic swpi nemak
because the Coptic verb
sop
really means exists or lives, while
swpi
is the Coptic version of the verb is/are (which isn't really a verb in English. But that is an English idiosyncracy).
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Insha'allah (Eng. May God's will be done)
Qen `fouws `nte `P[oic
(long shot)
Not sure about all of above but just my guess. |
First of all,
`fouws
means He wants/wishes. The correct way to translate "Insha alla" is
Aresan Vnou] ouws
, which literally means "If/When God wishes"
Hope this helps.
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mzaki
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Jan 20, 2005 - 06:38 PM |
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George,
Isn't
Aripameui qen pek`slyl
a perfectly acceptable way of saying, "Remember me in your prayers." I understand that "Seeking your prayers" is what was asked, but I mean, there is no error here, is there?
I ask, because I use this phrase on occasion.
Also thanks for bringing this thread back |
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petertheodore
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Jan 21, 2005 - 01:35 AM |
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mzaki, is that pronounced
aripameti hen pek eshleel?
or how?
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mgeorge
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Jan 21, 2005 - 04:33 AM |
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a-ri-pa-mev-e khen pek-esh-leel |
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Jan 21, 2005 - 01:31 PM |
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all i see is red letters.
am i missing something then? |
Mathitis:
you must have Coptic fonts in order to see it
you can download them from this site:
http://www.copticchurch.net/coptic_fonts/ |
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mariam
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Jan 21, 2005 - 02:44 PM |
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Thanks, it worked.
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Meghalo05
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Jan 21, 2005 - 04:43 PM |
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She Enrompi everybody (ta eesh wat sali)
then you all say owoh enthok shomt she enrompi( may you live three thousand more years, i think)
God Bless all who enjoy the language of our saints, coptic.
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mzaki
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Jan 21, 2005 - 05:03 PM |
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se `nrompi
translates simply to: "A hundred years."
ouoh `n;ok somt se (`nrompi)
, the response, translates to: "And you, three hundred (years)."
You are correct in saying that the spirit of the greeting is "May you live and pray a hundred years." And the response, "And you three-hundred years."
Though I've always wondered why anyone would want to live on this earth for 300 years... |
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Pishoy
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Jan 22, 2005 - 02:19 PM |
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sep`hmot `n;wten emasw Megalo nem myna
nem Remen,ymi nem Mariam nem Markoc nem ctevan
nem petroc nem krasd nem nityrou nyet menre
tenacpi `nrem`n,ymi
= thank you (plural) a lot, Meghalo and Mina and remenkimi and Mariam and Markos and Stephane
and Peter and crushed and all who love our Coptic
(Egyptian) language. |
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BlezzedBoy07
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May 28, 2008 - 07:09 PM |
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I am sorry if I am behind the game, but how exactly do you say Hello and Good Bye in Coptic? Also, I still see the Coptic like this: se `nrompi or Pacon `mmenrit. I have the Coptic Fonts installed. I even re-installed them. I don't know if Vista makes a difference... |
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Epideacon
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May 28, 2008 - 10:32 PM |
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Funny, I always thought that the aforementioned
sa `nrompi
was in reality
sh nirompi
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DaveKallini
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May 28, 2008 - 10:34 PM |
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i was taught that "your welcome" is translated to EMON-EH-LEE |
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ophadeece
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May 29, 2008 - 04:40 AM |
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Dear DaveKallini,
Emon ehli literally means "nothing" which is a way to reply to "thank you" (= tishebehmot entotk).
Dear BlezzedBoy07,
Good bye = ougai khen Ebshois
Hello (I think, not quite sure) = shere nak (ne, noten, ...etc)
God bless you all and pray for us a lot |
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