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The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is a liturgical calendar used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and also used by the farming populace in Egypt. This calendar is based on the ancient Egyptian calendar.

o. Name Julian Calendar Dates
Bohairic

Coptic

Sahidic

Coptic

Transliteration

of Coptic

Arabic

Pronunciation

1 Ⲑⲱⲟⲩⲧ Ⲑⲟⲟⲩⲧ Thout توت Tūt August 29 – September 27
2 Ⲡⲁⲟⲡⲓ Ⲡⲁⲱⲡⲉ Paopi بابه Bābah September 28 – October 27
3 Ⲁⲑⲱⲣ Ϩⲁⲑⲱⲣ Hathor هاتور Hātūr October 28 – November 26
4 Ⲭⲟⲓⲁⲕ Ⲕⲟⲓⲁϩⲕ Koiak كيهك Kiyāhk November 27 – December 26
5 Ⲧⲱⲃⲓ Ⲧⲱⲃⲉ Tobi طوبه Ṭūbah December 27 – January 25
6 Ⲙⲉϣⲓⲣ Ⲙϣⲓⲣ Meshir أمشير ʾAmshīr January 26 – February 24
7 Ⲡⲁⲣⲉⲙϩⲁⲧ Ⲡⲁⲣⲙϩⲟⲧⲡ Paremhat برمهات Baramhāt February 25 – March 26
8 Ⲫⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲑⲓ Ⲡⲁⲣⲙⲟⲩⲧⲉ Parmouti برموده Baramūdah March 27 – April 25
9 Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ Ⲡⲁϣⲟⲛⲥ Pashons بشنس Bashans April 26 – May 25
10 Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲓ Ⲡⲁⲱⲛⲉ Paoni بؤنة Baʾūnah May 26 – June 24
11 Ⲉⲡⲓⲡ Ⲉⲡⲏⲡ Epip أبيب ʾAbīb June 25 – July 24
12 Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲓ Ⲙⲉⲥⲱⲣⲏ Mesori مسرى Misrā July 25 – August 23
13 Ⲡⲓⲕⲟⲩϫⲓ ⲛ̀ⲁ̀ⲃⲟⲧ Ⲉⲡⲁⲅⲟⲙⲉⲛⲁⲓ Pi Kogi Enavot نسيئ Nasīʾ August 24 – August 28

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coptic_calendar

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