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Merry Christmas in Coptic
Remnkemi
posted on Dec 08, 2005 - 06:54 PM
From mmatt95:what about nofri sai `m`pjinmici?? 
That literally means Happy feast of the Birth. It can be translated as Happy Birthday. Nothing really to do with Christmas.
George
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Remnkemi
posted on Dec 08, 2005 - 07:04 PM
From geomekhaiel:Everything you wrote is correct...but i think that they want to know how to specifically say "Merry Christmas"
There are many ways to say Merry Christmas.
1. Nofri sai - Happy Feast
2. Nofri sai `mpihinmici `mPi,rictoc. - Happy feast of Christ's birth.
3. Nofri hou<rictmec Happy (Merry) Christmas (literally, day of Christ birth).
4. An equivalent version to #3 is Nofri ouohoo`mmici `mPi,rictoc.
The most common or popular way would be #1. The closest Coptic translation of Merry Christmas is #3.
There is no clear cut translation, just like Arabic. How do you say Merry Christmas in Arabic? Not an easy answer. The popular answer is "Kolo sana wanta tayeb". This has nothing to do with Christmas. The proper Arabic translation could be "3ed melad saeed" or something like that. But it's not used at all.
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SherryMikhail
posted on Dec 08, 2005 - 08:51 PM
From tadark1:how do u say "merry christmas" in greek?
yeh Great Questions, and then I can impress my Greek Friends....haha 
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MikeS
posted on Dec 09, 2005 - 11:31 AM
Hello all,
In Greek, it's (phonetically):
kah-LAH khrees-TOO-yeh-nah
The 'ee' here is as in "meet" and the 'oo' is as the word "too". The 'y' is actually sort of the 'h' in the name "Hugh", only it's voiced (your vocal cords vibrate like when you pronounce the letter 'b').
And before anyone asks - this is Modern Greek.
Mike S
MikeS
posted on Dec 09, 2005 - 01:33 PM
Well, I don't think I can do a Greek font here, so I'll have to use Coptic letters - fortunately, they're the same letters, but this "Coptic-Greek" version would be written in all capital letters which obviously you wouldn't do in normal writing.
It's
kala ,rictougena
There are accent marks over the second 'a' in kala and over the 'u' in Khristougena.
Mike S
elshammaa
posted on Dec 09, 2005 - 03:32 PM
How about Happy Birthday in coptic!! This is the coolest song ever... If anyone is interested, I can try to get the mp3... the tune is great!!
Nofri-Pe
Sorry I dont know how to write the coptic letters in this post?...I think I got it??
nofri pe pekehoou... - Happy is the day of your birth!!...
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elshammaa
posted on Dec 14, 2005 - 09:42 PM
Sorry for the long delay, but here is happy birthday in coptic - mp3!!
this is for a male. I also have for a female, but didnt think I needed to post them both. Let me know if you want the other one!
Enjoy.
In Christ,
me
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Remnkemi
posted on Dec 15, 2005 - 05:24 PM
Nofri pe:
Your birthday is happy (or good). My beloved your birthday is happy. Congratulations (literally blessed are you) on your birthday. Congratulations on your birthday.
1. We celebrate with you. We rejoice with you. We congratulate you saying to you,
2. "May you find growth on the earth that you may grow in majesty.
3. May your mind be above the clouds that your deeds may be in heaven.
4. That your heart may remember (or think about) God's word and that your tongue may utter (literally flow) God's praise."
I hope that helps.
George
lol but yall are right about nofri ( dah kol el fakra )Return to the Forum Index
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