Egyptian Arabic

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Etymology

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From Coptic ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ (guptios, Copt). Hence a doublet of قبطي (ʔibṭi) and in fact the more native form, but apparently adopted by the Arabs in a mocking manner.

Noun

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كوفتس (kūftism

  1. (ethnic slur) an offensive word for a Copt