Coptic Alphabet
Mr. Gamal Badawy
November 02, 2005
Learn the Coptic alphabet in pleasant, fun tune! The tune was composed by Mr. Gamal Badawy from St. Mark’s Coptic Orthodox Church in Toronto, ON, who also authored the part after the alphabet. Recorded by David Dawood, who was also joined by Alexander A-Malek, Andrew Basanti, David Abdel-Malek, Mina Girgis, and Peter Sedrak.
Duration: 1:06 · Filesize: 1.01 MB
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Lyrics
| Ⲁ | ⲁ | alpha |
| Ⲃ | ⲃ | bēta |
| Ⲅ | ⲅ | gamma |
| Ⲇ | ⲇ | dalda |
| Ⲉ | ⲉ | ei |
| Ⲋ | ⲋ | su |
| Ⲍ | ⲍ | zēta |
| Ⲏ | ⲏ | ēta |
| Ⲑ | ⲑ | thēta |
| Ⲓ | ⲓ | iōta |
| Ⲕ | ⲕ | kappa |
| Ⲗ | ⲗ | laula |
| Ⲙ | ⲙ | mē |
| Ⲛ | ⲛ | nē |
| Ⲝ | ⲝ | ksi |
| Ⲟ | ⲟ | o |
| Ⲡ | ⲡ | pi |
| Ⲣ | ⲣ | rō |
| Ⲥ | ⲥ | sēmma |
| Ⲧ | ⲧ | tau |
| Ⲩ | ⲩ | epsilon (he) |
| Ⲫ | ⲫ | phi |
| Ⲭ | ⲭ | khi |
| Ⲯ | ⲯ | psi |
| Ⲱ | ⲱ | ō |
| Ϣ | ϣ | šai |
| Ϥ | ϥ | fai |
| Ϧ (Ⳉ) | ϧ (ⳉ) | xai |
| Ϩ | ϩ | hori |
| Ϫ | ϫ | ḏanḏia |
| Ϭ | ϭ | qima |
| Ϯ | ϯ | ti |
This is our alphabet,
Which we proudly represent!
Our Fathers spoke Coptic,
Our saints suffered for it!
It is so beautiful to speak,
And so precious to forget,
We will continue learning it!