Egypt
English
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 (a3-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
Proper noun
Egypt
- 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 district, 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
- (modern country): Synonyms: Arab Republic of Egypt, Masr, Misr
- (civilization): Ancient Egypt, Egyptian civilization
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 (ijipṭa)
- → Paiwan: Idjiputu
- → Telugu: ఈజిప్టు (ījipṭu)
- → Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)
Translations
country in North Africa
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See also
- United Arab Republic
- Appendix:Countries of the world
countries in Asia (appendix)edit
- 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 in Africa (appendix)edit
- Algeria
- Angola
- Benin
- Botswana
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cabo Verde
- Cameroon
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Comoros
- Côte d'Ivoire, Ivory Coast
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Djibouti
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Eswatini ~ eSwatini, Swaziland
- 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
References
Further reading
- Egypt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Egypt (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech Ejipt(us), Egypt(us), from Latin Aegyptus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɛɡɪpt]
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Egypt m inan (relational adjective egyptský, demonym Egypťan, female demonym Egypťanka)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “Egypt”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “Egypt”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “Egypt”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Egypt
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Egypt
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Related terms
Old Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
Egypt m inan
- alternative form of Ejipt
Declension
Declension of Egypt (sg-only hard o-stem)
Further reading
- Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “Egypt”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění
Slovak
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛɡipt/
Proper noun
Egypt m inan (relational adjective egyptský)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Declension
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Egypt |
| genitive | Egypta |
| dative | Egyptu |
| accusative | Egypt |
| locative | Egypte |
| instrumental | Egyptom |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “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, 2003–2025