Sa'idi people
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A Ṣa‘īdī (
Etymology
The word literally means "from Ṣa‘īd" (i.e. Upper Egypt), and can also refer to a
In the Sahidic (Upper Egyptian) dialect of Coptic, the name for a person from Upper Egypt is ⲣⲉⲙⲣⲏⲥ (pronounced rem/rīs) meaning "person of the South" or ⲣⲉⲙ(ⲡ)ⲙⲁⲣⲏⲥ (pronounced rem/pma/rīs or rem/ma/rīs) "person of (the) place of the south (i.e. Upper Egypt)".[5]
Stereotypes and jokes
Ṣa‘īdis and their dialect are the subject of numerous Egyptian stereotypes and
Socioeconomic status
Approximately 40% of Egyptians live in Upper Egypt, and 80% of Egypt's severe poverty is concentrated in Upper Egypt.
Religion in Upper Egypt
The Upper Egyptians follow
See also
- Beja people
- Fellah
- Nubians
- Upper Egypt
- Saʽidi Arabic (the dialect spoken by Sa'idis)
- Sahidic Coptic
- Tahtib
References
- ^ "::الأهرام العربي - الصفحة الأولى ::". Archived from the original on 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2010-09-10.
- ISBN 90-5356-824-7.
- ISBN 977-424-607-1.
- ^ Wehr, Hans, 1979. A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic. Ithaca: Spoken Language Services Inc.
- ^ WE Crum, A Coptic Dictionary, 1939, p. 300
- IMDb
- ^ "Young People in Upper Egypt: New Voices, New Perspectives".
- ^ "Tea and Guns with the Sa'idi of Egypt". Roads & Kingdoms. 2014-05-09. Retrieved 2022-07-08.