Egypt

English

Egypt

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English Egipt, from Middle French Egypte, from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (see also the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (ai-ku-pi-ti-jo, Egyptian)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (Egypt; Memphis; the temple of Ptah in Memphis, literally The temple of the ka of Ptah), whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ).

Pronunciation

  • (UK, US) IPA(key): /ˈiː.d͡ʒɪpt/
  • (file)

Proper noun

Egypt

  1. A country in North Africa and Western Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
  2. (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
  3. A number of places in the United States:
    1. A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
    2. An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
    3. An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
    4. An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
    5. An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
    6. An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
    7. An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
    8. A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
    9. A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
    10. An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
    11. An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
    12. An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
    13. A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
  4. A number of places in England:
    1. A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
    2. A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
    3. A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499). [1]
    4. A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640). [2]
    5. A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
  5. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

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Derived terms

Descendants

  • Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac)
  • Chinese: 埃及 (Āijí)
  • Cornish: Ejyp
  • Gujarati: ઇજિપ્ત (ijipt)
  • Hindi: इजिप्ट (ijipṭ), इजिप्त (ijipt)
  • Iban: Ejip
  • Japanese: エジプト (Ejiputo)
  • Kannada: ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ (ījipṭ)
  • Korean: 이집트 (Ijipteu)
  • Malayalam: ഈജിപ്റ്റ് (ījipṟṟ‌)
  • Maori: Īhipa
  • Marathi: इजिप्त (ijipta)
  • Navajo: Ííjip
  • Nepali: इजिप्ट (ijipṭa)
  • Odia: ଇଜିପ୍ଟ (ijipṭô)
  • Paiwan: Idjiputu
  • Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)

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Further reading

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech Ejipt(us), Egypt(us), from Latin Aegyptus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛɡɪpt]
  • (file)

Proper noun

Egypt m inan (related adjective egyptský, demonym Egypťan, female demonym Egypťanka)

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Egypt in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • Egypt in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • Egypt in Internetová jazyková příručka

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Egypt

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Egypt

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Slovak

Etymology

Derived from Latin Aegyptus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛɡipt/

Proper noun

Egypt m inan (genitive singular Egypta or Egyptu, declension pattern of dub)

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)

Declension

Derived terms

References

  • Egypt”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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