Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

egyptian

/əˈd͡ʒɪpʃən/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.21 in modern English

Syllables: Egypt-ian
IPA: /əˈd͡ʒɪpʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

noun

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

noun

Dated

name

The Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt

name

The modern Egyptian Arabic language.

Example Sentences

"The people then assembled in this barn were no other than a company of Egyptians, or, as they are vulgarly called, gypsies, and they were now celebrating the wedding of one of their society."
"I went to see the Egyptian, and the Hoodoo doctors too. They shook their heads, and told me there was nothing they could do."

Etymology

From Middle English Egipcien, egyptiane. Displaced Old English Egyptisċ. By surface analysis, Egypt + -ian.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Egipcien

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈd͡ʒɪpʃən/
British English: /ɪˈd͡ʒɪpʃn̩/

Usage

Dated

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Law.

Inflected Forms

Aegiptian (alternative, obsolete) Ægiptian (alternative, obsolete) Ægyptian (alternative, obsolete) Egyptians (plural)

Derived Forms

Egyptianness

Phrases

anti-Egyptian Egyptian Aramaic Egyptian bean Egyptian cotton Egyptian cross Egyptian darkness Egyptian privet Egyptian spinach

Frequently Paired Words

Egypt Late Egyptian Middle Egyptian Old Egyptian Negro-Egyptian

Synonyms

Ancient Egyptian egyptian language

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce egyptian?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈd͡ʒɪpʃən/.
What does egyptian mean?: Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
Where does egyptian come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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