Aegyptus

Meaning

Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia)

Concepts

Egypt

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History of Roman Egypt

Arab Republic of Egypt

Synonyms

Arabica Aegypti Res Publica

Translations

Egipto

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Egitto

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Egipto

Ägypten

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Egypte

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Mısır

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Αίγυπτος

Égypte

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Egipte

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Misir

مصر

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Egipte

Egito

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Alexandria et Aegyptus

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ae̯ˈɡyp.tʊs]

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (compare Mycenaean Greek 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah's temple in the important city of Memphis. The Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫi-ku-up-ta-aḫ /⁠ḫikuptaḫ⁠/).