Egypt
English
Etymology
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).
Proper noun
Egypt
- A country in North Africa. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt.
- (historical) A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
Synonyms
- (modern country): Arab Republic of Egypt
- (civilization): Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization
Translations
country in North Africa
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See also
- United Arab Republic
- Appendix:Countries of the world
- Appendix:Place names in Egypt
Czech
Pronunciation
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Slovak
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɡipt/
Declension
References
- Egypt in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk
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