Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) · Egypt (a civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean)
köken: From Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), from Egyptian Hwt-t:O1-kA:Z1-p:t-H-A40 (ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ, literally “the temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis.
Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) · Cairo (the capital and largest city of Egypt)
çekim: çoğul أَمْصَار · tamlayan مِصْرٍ
köken: From a common Semitic source; compare Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (miṣráyim), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm /Miṣrāma/), and Akkadian 𒆳𒈪𒄑𒊑 (ᴷᵁᴿmi-iṣ-ri /Miṣri/) or 𒆳𒈬𒀫 (ᴷᵁᴿmu-ṣur /Muṣur/). The ending in Hebrew and Ugaritic is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Conflated with the root م ص ر (m ṣ r) in some senses (see…
köken: Borrowed from Classical Persian مِصْر (miṣr /misr/), from Arabic مِصْرُ (miṣru, “Egypt”, definite nominative). Paragogic vowel of the second syllable had become back -ы- (-y-) under the influence of Arabic emphatic consonant ـصـ (-ṣ-). Then it harmonised the vowel of the first syllable. Compare also Bashkir Мысыр (Mısır), Turkish Mısır, etc.
Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) · a hamlet in Achtkarspelen, Friesland, Netherlands · a hamlet in Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Netherlands
köken: From Middle Dutch Egypten, ultimately from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos), ultimately from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ. The hamlet in Achtkarspelen is named after the country. It may have been named for its remote location or because of the presence of Roma in the area. The hamlet in Ooststellingwerf is named after the country. The name may have originally belonged to a farmhouse.…
Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) · Egypt (a civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean) · Egipt (a part of the village Rogowo, Gmina of Rogowo, Rypin County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland)
eş: Arabska Republika Egiptu, starożytny Egipt
köken: Etymology tree Egyptian ḥwt Egyptian kꜣ Egyptian ptḥ Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥder. Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos)bor. Latin Aegyptuslbor. Polish Egipt Learned borrowing from Latin Aegyptus.
Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia; official name: Egyiptomi Arab Köztársaság)
köken: From Latin Aegyptum, accusative of Aegyptus (“Egypt”), from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos, “river Nile, Egypt”), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (“temple of the ka of Ptah”), the name of a temple to the god Ptah at Memphis, whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ).