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DEar Timothym, In this case I encourage you to read the 5 pages and similar topics to understand the relationship between Coptic and Greek.. Greek words which are incorporated into Coptic are Copticised and treated as though not Greek, and hence not…
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Yes Google translate is wrong. THE word spells without an alef.. sorry I'm writing from the mobile so can't type in Arabic.. you also made the mistake in giving two different pronunciations for the same word, ie standard Arabic and Egyptian one.. Ou…
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Dear Mina, I'm not comfortable with the examples you gave, even if priests and pope Shenouda say so..! Dear Amoussa1, We don't know if she was a cantor.. it was mentioned that she was an old lady, but a cantor, I'm not sure.. Oujai
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Remenkimi, you gave the wrong word in Arabic in the beginning if you never alluded to the third person singular verb.. I don't think you could understand my reply either, but that's fine.. I guess your debate with imikhail may have shed the light on…
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Dear Remenkimi , You seem to still be confused.. the Arabic word you quoted is pronounced like /thaqat/ in formal Arabic, and as /da'at/ in Egyptian; the word you chose means "she tasted" hence imikhail's response.. however, I tasted is pronounced a…
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Dear Mina, I don't think female-only choirs are part of any rites in the Coptic Orthodox church FULL STOP. I don't think this has anything to do with the way things evolved, or has been for generations. I agree with you no book says specifically "ma…
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Dear Timothym, NOpe, it doesn't have to do with monastic influence or islamic one later.. I cannot comment on other Orthodox churches but this is how it has always been in the Coptic church for ages.. maybe not so modern, so old-fashioned, and maybe…
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DEar TITL, I don't know your church and how things work there but this is how I believe things should be.. Oujai
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That's not what I meant.. bottom line is ladies aren't to give instructions to men, but to other ladies and children, and may contribute if they see something not completely correct.. that's my opinion.. Oujai
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Are there clergy females in the Coptic church? Oujai
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I'm not aware of those Mina and of course I don't condone that anybody can just walk in and assume that role... Oujai
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Dear Gabriella, The answer to your question is no.. no woman is allowed to lead tasbeha in the presence of any man.. Oujai
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Dear Gabriella, I don't think you are allowed to lead tasbeha. You may of course be able to suggest to deacons what to do, and what to say, and give them the right order if they don't know, but all in all it's better than they don't depend on you to…
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Dear Remenkimi, I am so sorry for my late reply; quite busy these days. You said: "Additionally, can you or someone else confirm if ذاقت is pronounced /do't/ in Cairene Arabic and /za 'kat/ in Modern Standard Arabic? I don't deny my Arabic is weak …
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Dear Remenkimi, There is "eyin" pronunciation in Coptic, but no letter, as it descended from Demotic in a weak form. Yet it was still pronounced in some words with a. One can argue that in Sahidic it is a bit more pronounced than in Bohairic, but so…
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NO it isn't optional, but is skipped for several reasons: because there is no time with other long chants, no time for the chanting of antiphonarium, sometimes it's read tuneless; or because people don't know the tune at all; or because even synexar…
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THere is what is called a Greco-Bohairic dialect, which is nothing more than a cover name for a flawed teaching based on a flawed principle. You can research material for authentic Coptic language on www.remenkimi.com... Oujai
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Dear Coptic_Deacon, If you try to learn Coptic at the hands of people who studied it in Egypt (flawedly) you would understand where Copticnandproud is coming from. Because the Greek language pronounced "x" uniquely, it got transformed over the year …
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Some old Arabic rites books suggest it as "brosawsha", but earlier recordings suggest "brosawka".. so either is valid.. Oujai
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Dear Copticandproud, Ignore that teaching please.. there is no such thing in any living language, so let's not make Coptic artificial... BTW, what is the rule for the letter "c" in English? Oujai
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There is no such thing as rules of pronouncing letter "x" in any language.. both are correct... Oujai
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ANd what do I say to that! treat a problem with another problem... Oujai
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Good response imikhail.. thanks.. Oujai
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Imikhail, arebsalen is also given the title roumi.. would you shed a light on the difference? BTW I agree with your points above so don't take it as if I'm disputing.. Oujai
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That's right Remenkimi AEgyptian, you're not totally correct.. badasmasf literally means "Who has borne Him ... etc". Oujai
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Yes.. grammatically speaking abanshois is wrong.. bashois is right... Oujai
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Yes imikhail, I'd venture saying that its inclusion was due to no one bothering singing genetlion which I presume like Ekhrestos anesty didn't enter our hymnody in the Erian effendi's era.. correct me if I'm wrong please... Oujai
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Where is part 6? And why is kyrie ele ycon said differently each time?!!!!! Oujai qen `P[C
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Why am I not surprised? Oujai qen `P[C
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Thanks Alex for this fruitful discussion. I guess you lack the knowledge of examples of people who still speak Coptic in their homes to this very day, but those are a minority anyway. I agree with you in all what you said however, and share your sen…