At th end of of the potolemaic era the local egyptain were known as Aegyptioi , from the toponym Aegyptos (Egypt) . The Word Aegyptos itself is derived from the ancient name of the capital Memphis , Ha ka Ptah , 'the house of the soul of Ptah , 'Which was the main deity of the pantheon of Memphis , the ancient capital and thus of the hole country . Removing the aspired H , confusing between k and g and finally adding the os greek syllabus , we have the word Aegyptos .
When the
Arabs
conquered
Egypt
in AD 641 the name Aegyptioi was transcribed in the Arabic alphabet , which lacks vowels and the letter 'p . ' The word thus became Qbt , pronounced qibt , from where the word 'Copt' is derived . Since then the word Qbt is used to indicate the local population of Christian religion , Though since its origins it refers to the Egyptian in general .
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Related geoplaces
-The Hanging Church