Egypt

Betekenis (Engels)

1. A country in North Africa and Western Asia. Official name: Arab Republic of Egypt. Capital: Cairo.
2. A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean.
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A number of places in the United States:
9. A number of places in the United States:
10. A number of places in the United States:
11. A number of places in the United States:
12. A number of places in the United States:
13. A number of places in the United States:
14. A number of places in the United States:
15. A number of places in the United States:
16. A number of places in England:
17. A number of places in England:
18. A number of places in England:
19. A number of places in England:
20. A number of places in England:
21. A rural locality in Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈiː.d͡ʒɪpt/

Etimologie (Engels)

From Middle English Egipt, 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).

Sinne

" But I'm going to Egypt ," the boy said .