Late Middle Egyptian

English

Proper noun

Late Middle Egyptian

1. (linguistics, history) The phase of the Egyptian language characterized by Middle Egyptian sentence structure and orthography but occasional use of Late Egyptian vocabulary and forms.
2. (linguistics, history) Synonym of Neo-Middle Egyptian

Usage notes

While some authors conflate Late Middle Egyptian and Neo-Middle Egyptian, the two terms are carefully distinguished by other Egyptologists (Junge, Kammerzell, etc.).

Coordinate terms

• (varieties of Egyptian) Egyptian; Earlier Egyptian (Archaic Egyptian, Old Egyptian, Classical Egyptian, Middle Egyptian [Late Middle Egyptian, Neo-Middle Egyptian]), Later Egyptian (Medio-Late Egyptian, Late Egyptian, Demotic, Coptic)

Translations

Late Middle Egyptian

• German: Spätmittelägyptisch n