| Native name | الزينيه ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ |
|---|---|
| Governorate | Luxor |
| Coordinates | 25°41′N 32°40′E |
| Country | Egypt |
| Unit pref | Imperial |
| Time zone | EST (UTC+2) |
Az-Zainiya (Arabic: الزينيه, Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ pi-Solsel "the adornment") is a name given to two villages in the Luxor Governorate, Egypt – az-Zainiya Bahari (Arabic: الزينيه بحري, Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲡⲉⲙϩⲓⲧ pi-Solsel Pemhit) and az-Zainiya Qibli (Arabic: الزينيه قبلي, Coptic: ⲡⲓⲥⲟⲗⲥⲉⲗ ⲫⲣⲏⲥ pi-Solsel Phres). The two villages were one of the last places where a variant of a colloquial Coptic language was spoken.[1]
References
- ^ Worrell, Vycichl (1937). "Popular traditions of the Coptic language". The American Journal of Semitic Languages and Literatures. 54 (1/4): 1–11. doi:10.1086/370517. JSTOR 529250. S2CID 170527828