Egypt
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
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editEgypt
- A country in North Africa and Western Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
- (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
- A number of places in the United States:
- A town in Craighead County, Arkansas.
- An unincorporated community in Effingham County, Georgia.
- An unincorporated community in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana.
- An unincorporated community in Chickasaw County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Holmes County, Mississippi.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio.
- An extinct town in Belmont County, Ohio.
- A census-designated place in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.
- A ghost town in Leon County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Wharton County, Texas.
- An unincorporated community in Jefferson County, West Virginia.
- A former settlement in Summers County, West Virginia.
- A number of places in England:
- A tiny hamlet in Leckhampstead parish, West Berkshire, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4476).
- A suburban village in Farnham Royal parish, Buckinghamshire, previously in South Bucks district (OS grid ref SU9685).
- A suburb of Nailsworth, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST8499). [1]
- A hamlet in Wonston parish, Winchester district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU4640). [2]
- A hamlet near Thornton, City of Bradford, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE0933).
- A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.
Synonyms
edit- (modern country): Synonyms: Arab Republic of Egypt, Masr, Misr
- (civilization): Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- → 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 (ijipṭa)
- → Paiwan: Idjiputu
- → Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)
Translations
editcountry in North Africa
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See also
edit- United Arab Republic
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- (countries of Asia) country of Asia; Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
- Category:Places in Egypt
- (countries of Africa) countries of Africa; Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe (Category: en:Countries in Africa) [edit]
References
editFurther reading
edit- Egypt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Egypt (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
editEtymology
editInherited from Old Czech Ejipt(us), Egypt(us), from Latin Aegyptus.
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editEgypt m inan (related adjective egyptský, demonym Egypťan, female demonym Egypťanka)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
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editNorwegian Bokmål
editProper noun
editEgypt
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
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editNorwegian Nynorsk
editProper noun
editEgypt
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
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editSlovak
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editProper noun
editEgypt m inan
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Declension
editDeclension of Egypt
Derived terms
edit- Egypťan m, Egypťanka f
- egyptský
- egyptčina f
- Horný Egypt m, Dolný Egypt m
References
edit- “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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