ancient egyptian
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.08 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
6
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
the Afroasiatic language spoken and written in Ancient Egypt
noun
Alternative letter-case form of ancient Egyptian (“a native or inhabitant of Ancient Egypt”).
adj
Alternative letter-case form of ancient Egyptian (“of or relating to Ancient Egypt”).
name
Alternative letter-case form of Ancient Egyptian (“the Afroasiatic language spoken and written in Ancient Egypt”).
noun
A native or inhabitant of Ancient Egypt.
adj
Of or relating to Ancient Egypt.
Example Sentences
- "This discussion of Egypt’s African dimension does not include consideration as to whether Ancient Egyptians were “black” or, to be more accurate, African in their genetic composition."
- "Apparently, when Ancient Egyptians went to receive an oracle from a god, the priests often animated the god’s statue to add extra weight to their words."
- "The idea of archaic or lost ritual hovers around Horii (1986) from the start, its title and imagery suggestive of Egyptian mythology, but also a kind of ur-mythology beyond that, which the music stands for, as if Ancient Egyptians had had a premonition of Organum’s direct access to the lost well-spring of their beliefs."
- "Consider the plan of the house at Deir el-Medina, information about El-Amarna and the picture. Is the model an accurate version of an Ancient Egyptian house?"
- "M. Villoteau, the French musician who accompanied Napoleon Bonaparte to Egypt over 200 years ago, described Ancient Egyptian instruments (tambouras) with 25 frets, which are capable of producing ¼ tones."
- "The newspapers were bursting with claims of wondrous finds; how the evidence from the dead queen’s tomb would forever change how the Ancient Egyptian religions were viewed."