Coptic Post 4: Coptic Lord's Prayer

Spirituality aside, the Egyptian Orthodox church is currently 

the most effective guard of the Coptic Egyptian writing.

This video is NOT posted for evangelical religious reasons,

but for its informative content.

Coptic Lesson 4: Coptic Numerals

Coptic Tip 4: Numbers in a Sentence

Numbers are treated as adjectives describing a singular noun.
Meaning, the position of the number relative to the noun is interchangeable, but whichever is first must have an article and whichever follows must have a (`n) or (`m).
And the article, definite or indefinite, masculine or feminine, MUST be singular no matter the number.

pishomt `nalou - the three young men
tisheri `n`snav - the two daughters

Hieroglyphic Post 4: Hieroglyphics Song

Fairly accurate!!

Hieroglyphic Lesson 4: Hieroglyphic Numerals

Hieroglyphic Tip 4: Writing Numbers

Hieroglyphic numerals were written horizontally or vertically. 

The different symbols were grouped according to their power of ten. For instance, the hundreds were followed by the tens, in turn followed by the units.

Coptic Post 3: Coptic Fonts

Download "CS" Coptic Fonts

Coptic Lesson 3: Coptic Vocabulary

Coptic Tip 3: Synonyms In different Uses

The Coptic word "niven" meaning "all," is synonymous with the word "tir-" only with a different usage. "Niven" is placed after the singular unit, while "Tir-" is placed after the collective or plural word. This is very similar to the English "every" vs. "all."
FOR INSTANCE
"Hoob niven": everything
"Nihviouy tirou": all things

Hieroglyphic Post 3: Hieroglyphic Fonts

Download "Gardiner" Hieroglyphic Fonts

Hieroglyphic Lesson 3: Hieroglyphic Symbols

Hieroglyphic Tip 3: "Neb" All, Master

The two different meanings of the symbol "neb" shown as a bowl, "all" vs. "master," can be distinguished from the position of the word within the sentence. If placed as a title before the noun (or name), it signifies "master" or "lord." If placed as an adjective after the noun (objects), it signifies "all."
FOR INSTANCE
"Neb Tut": Master Tut
"hro neb": Everyday

Coptic Post 2: Coptic Dictionary

W.E. Crum. Coptic Egyptian Dictionary

Coptic Lesson 2: The Jinkim

Coptic Tip 2: Letter Orientation

As opposed to the artistic compression of symbols, the Coptic letters are written in the standard Western orientation found in Greek-based and Latin-based scripts. It is written from left to right, each letter next to the preceding one and using capital letters where appropriate.

Hieroglyphic Post 2: Hieroglyphic Dictionary

E.A. Wallis Budge. Hieroglyphic Egyptian Dictionary

Hieroglyphic Lesson 2: Hieroglyphic Alphabet

Hieroglyphic Tip 2: Symbol/Letter Organization

The letters in hieroglyphic are neither just stacked one on top of the other vertically or aligned one next the other horizontally like the Latin-based or Greek-based Western writing. The symbols are simply arranged together in whichever manner fills the entire space.

FOR INSTANCE: If a line is written horizontally, a basket (a long and narrow symbol) is followed by lips (a long and narrow symbol), the lips can be tucked under the basket.
Also if a line is written vertically and a feather (long and narrow symbol) is followed by an ankh (long and narrow symbol), the ankh is placed next to the feather.

Coptic Post 1: Coptic Directory

Tenaspi Enremenkimi: Our Egyptian Language

Coptic Lesson 1: Alphabet

Coptic Tip 1: Letters' Origins

Somewhat unlike hieroglyphic, Coptic script follows the phonetic Greek rules of writing. It is written from left to right with spacing and vowels. The Coptic alphabet consists of:

24 Greek letters

8 Hieratic/Hieroglyphic-derived letters (including the number six)

Hieroglyphic Post 1: Hieroglyphic Directory

http://media.causes.com/ribbon/686886

Hieroglyphic Lesson 1: Kinds of Symbols

Hieroglyphic consists of over 700 characters, divided into 3 categories:
- Phonetics: Symbols that convey sounds and show directly how it is pronounced. These are further divided into:
    * One-consonant
    * Two-consonant
    * Three-consonant
-Determinatives: Symbols that categorize the word preceding it that help describe it or distinguish it, in the case of possible similar words.
-Logographs: Symbols that carry a meaning of themselves.

Hieroglyphic Tip 1: Way to Write

Write/Read the symbols from top to bottom. The text runs from left to right or from right to left, depending on the orientation of the characters. Symbols can also be aligned horizontally OR vertically.