Zainiya

Az-Zainiya (Arabic: الزينيه, Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ pi-Solsel "the adornment") is a name given to two villages in the Luxor Governorate, Egyptaz-Zainiya Bahari (Arabic: الزينيه بحري, Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ pi-Solsel Pemhit) and az-Zainiya Qibli (Arabic: الزينيه قبلي, Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲫⲣⲏⲥ pi-Solsel Phres). The two villages were one of the last places where a colloquial Coptic language was spoken.[1]

Az-Zainiya

الزينيه
ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ
Az-Zainiya
Location in Egypt
Coordinates: 25°41′N 32°40′E
Country Egypt
GovernorateLuxor
Time zoneUTC+2 (EST)

References

  1. Worrell, Vycichl. Popular traditions of the Coptic language. JSTOR 529250.
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