Sahidic

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proper noun

A Coptic dialect that was spoken in southern Egypt.

Similar
Thebaic
OriginArabic صَعِيدِي →
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Meanings

proper noun

alternative Saidic

  1. A Coptic dialect that was spoken in southern Egypt.

    Synonyms: Thebaic

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounA Coptic dialect that was spoken in southern Egypt.

Similar
Thebaic

Origin

  1. Arabicصَعِيدِي“Upper Egyptian, Thebaic”
  2. EnglishSahidic

Calque of Arabic صَعِيدِي (ṣaʕīdī, “Upper Egyptian, Thebaic”), used to name the dialect in an 11th-century Coptic grammar by Athanasius of Qus.

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APA

Sahidic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahidic

MLA

“Sahidic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahidic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sahidic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sahidic.

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