Coptic Orthodox Diocese of the Southern United States

Coptic Letters

There are 32 letters in the Coptic alphabet. The first 25 are derived from the Greek letters that have their origin in the Egyptian Hieroglyphic script, the last 7 letters are directly derived from the Egyptian Demotic Script.

It was the language that our Lord Jesus Christ - as a baby visiting Egypt with St. Mary and St. Joseph - heard and spoke. Remember Egypt was the only country our Lord Jesus Christ visited outside his home country.

Let's begin learning the Coptic letters