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Review Notes | Lesson Two
Mei - Mey
- The Coptic letter “Mey” is the 13th letter of the Coptic alphabet. It is a
consonant borrowed from the Greek alphabet and is pronounced
similar to the English letter ‘M’.
- Examples of this pronunciation: Mother, maple, matins
Nei - Ney
- The Coptic letter “Ney” is the 14th letter of the Coptic alphabet. It is a
consonant borrowed from the Greek alphabet and is pronounced
similar to the English letter ‘N’.
- Examples of this pronunciation: No, nice, noble
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Review Notes Cont’d | Lesson Two
Alva - Alpha
- The Coptic letter “Alpha” is the 1st letter of the Coptic alphabet. It is a
vowel borrowed from the Greek alphabet and is pronounced similar to
the English letter ‘A’.
- Examples of this pronunciation: apple, father, fan
`O - O
- The Coptic letter “Oh” is the 16th letter of the Coptic alphabet. It is a
vowel borrowed from the Greek alphabet and is pronounced similar to
the English letter ‘o’.
- Examples of this pronunciation: Tom, not, top.
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