كوفتس

Egyptian Arabic

Etymology

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

كوفتس • (kūftis) m

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