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This site hosts a suite of products that aims to make Coptic more learnable.

Ⲁ̅. ⲡⲓⲀⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ - Coptic Dictionary

This is a number of digital Coptic dictionaries, accessible at ⲡⲓⲀⲛⲥⲁϫⲓ

1. A Coptic Dictionary, by Walter E. Crum.
2. KELLIA's Coptic Dictionary Online
3. copticsite's Bohairic-Arabic dictionary

Ⲃ̅. Flashcards

1. Download Anki:
   • Android
   • iOS*
   • Desktop
   
   *The iOS version is paid, but it's a worthy investment.
2. Download the Coptic package, and open / import it in Anki.

Flashcards are designed to help you learn Coptic vocabulary through spaced repetition.

• The flashcards also include some interactive features (Easter eggs) that are left for you to discover. :)

• They are also searchable, so they double as a dictionary.

• NOTE: The package is updated regularly (almost daily), so make sure to save the link and come back occasionally to download the updated version. Synchronizing the package won't reset your learning progress, it will only update the note content.

Ⲅ̅. Bible Ebook

You can download a Bohairic-English Bible in Ebook format:

• For desktop
• For e-reader

NOTE:The two-column format (used in the Desktop version) is difficult for some e-readers to render. Some are able to render it but with compromised functionality. This is why we publish a single-column version as well, but you're free to use whichever one you prefer.

Ⲇ̅. Kindle Dictionary

This is a basic Kindle dictionary that can support in-book lookups. Download it at Kindle Dictionary.

You will need to sideload the dictionary onto the e-reader device. Connect your Kindle to your computer with a USB cable, and copy the dictionary to the Documents folder. You then need to set the default dictionary to A Coptic Dictionary from settings, or from the reading interface.

NOTE: This dictionary is a mere prototype that was created on a whim, and it's still in experimentation phase. Use with two grains of salt.

Grammar

We encourage you to read Coptic Grammar, by Alexis Mallon.

Contact and Contributions

The project source lives at github.com/pishoyg/coptic.

You can reach out at remnqymi@gmail.com for any questions, feedback, or if you want to contribute. I always read my email, and I read it promptly.

There are two ways you can contribute:

• Data collection (no programming expertise needed)

• Coding

Upcoming Milestones

Our next milestone is to get the in-book lookup feature (currently only available for Kindle) to work on the website.

There is also a lot of maintenance work that will be done in the interim to the existing projects.

Our long-term plans include a standalone app, a learning (Duolingo-like) platform, and neologisms.

Donations

I don't take donations, but I am in need of contributors. If you want to contribute financially, consider donating to the following instead:

License and Cited Works

Lexicon data is released under CC BY-SA 4.0. Code is released under GPL-3.0.

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