Ⲁⲁ#1
Alfa
/a/ · Alfa
as in 'father'
from Greek= 1
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ — I (independent pronoun)ⲁⲃⲅ
Coptic writes Egyptian with 24 Greek letters plus 7 (later 8) signs borrowed from Demotic. Letters below follow the traditional order; several also served as numerals.
Alfa
/a/ · Alfa
as in 'father'
Vida
/v~b/ · Vida
Bohairic 'v' (older stage 'b')
Gamma
/g/ · Gamma
hard g as in 'go'
Dalda
/d/ · Dalda
as in 'door'
Ei
/e/ · Ei
as in 'bed'
Zita
/z/ · Zita
as in 'zeal'
Heta
/eː/ · Heta
long 'ee' as in 'seen'
Thita
/tʰ~θ/ · Thita
'th' in church usage; originally aspirated t
Yota
/i/ · Yota
as in 'machine'
Kappa
/k/ · Kappa
as in 'king'
Lavla
/l/ · Lavla
as in 'lamp'
Mi
/m/ · Mi
as in 'moon'
Ni
/n/ · Ni
as in 'noon'
Eksi
/ks/ · Eksi
as in 'box'
O
/o/ · O
short o as in 'note' (short)
Pi
/p~b/ · Pi
often pronounced 'b' in modern usage
Ro
/r/ · Ro
trilled r
Sima
/s/ · Sima
as in 'sun'
Tav
/t/ · Tav
as in 'top'
Epsilon (U)
/i~u/ · Epsilon
usually 'i' or 'ou' depending on position; called 'epsilon' in the Bohairic tradition
Phi
/f/ · Phi
as in 'fan'
Kai
/x~k/ · Kai
guttural 'kh' as in 'Bach'
Epsee
/ps/ · Epsee
as in 'lips'
Ō
/oː/ · Ō
long 'o' as in 'law' held long
Shai
/ʃ/ · Shai
as in 'ship'; one of the seven letters from Demotic
Fai
/f/ · Fai
as in 'fun'; Demotic-derived, distinct from Phi
Ḫori
/χ/ · Khori
stronger guttural than Kai; used before back vowels and in emphatic words
Hori
/h/ · Hori
breathy h as in 'hat'
Janja
/dʒ/ · Janja
as in 'jam'
Chima
/kʲ~tʃ/ · Chima
like 'ky' merging into 'ch' in church usage
Tawe
/ti/ · Tawe
a single letter pronounced 'ti'
Sampi
/s/ · Sampi
archaic numeral sign; included in the traditional count of 32 letters though not used in ordinary words