Various Coptic Abbreviations?

There are some Coptic abbreviations/symbols that are bit known (For example,
¥ _ `<rictoc
¢ _ Marturoc
¡ _ [oic
½ _ `ctauroc
I found some more in the full special character guide for the Coptic fonts. Any idea what they mean? I can guess some, but the rest I am totally lost on.
£
¦
¨
¾
¹
Ü
Ý
Þ
ß
à
á
â
ã
ä
å
æ
ç
è
é
ê
ë
ì
í
î
ï
ð
ñ
ò
ó
ô
õ
ö
÷
ø

Comments

  • £ _ not sure
    ¦ _ par;enoc virgin
    ¨ _ Cun :e`w (Ic,uroc) in the name of (the mighty) God
    ¾  _ `ctauroc cross
  • edited September 2018
    @minatasgeel what's the difference between ¾ nem ½?
    also, does £ mean not sure or are you not sure :))
  • Hi @Daniel_Kyrillos,
    £ refers to menenca
    ¾ according to Dr. Kamal Farid it is the same like ½ but with a "Greek-shaped" sima; I do appreciate if anything it looks like a ghamma, but I believe he is absolutely right, as a renowned teacher of the Coptic language.
    Oujai qen P[c
  • The rest of the list are probably letters from Old Coptic (not Old Bohairic pronunciation). These are possibly letters in the early stages of development of Coptic language where it had over 12 Demotic letters, then these were reduced.
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