Egyptian

[ ih-jip-shuhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to Egypt or its people:

   Egyptian architecture.

2. Obsolete. of or relating to the Roma, a traditionally nomadic ethnic group.

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt.
2. the extinct Afroasiatic language of the ancient Egyptians. : Egypt.
3. a printing type having square serifs.

Egyptian

/ ɪˈdʒɪpʃən /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic
2. of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture
3. (of type) having square slab serifs
4. archaic.
   of or relating to the Gypsies

noun

1. a native or inhabitant of Egypt
2. a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc
3. the extinct language of the ancient Egyptians, belonging to the Afro-Asiatic family of languages. It is recorded in hieroglyphic inscriptions, the earliest of which date from before 3000 bc. It was extinct by the fourth century ad See also Coptic
4. a large size of drawing paper
5. an archaic name for a Gypsy

Other Words From

• an·ti-E·gyp·tian adjective noun
• E·gyp·tic·i·ty [ee-jip-, tis, -i-tee], E·gyp·tian·ism noun
• non-E·gyp·tian adjective noun
• pro-E·gyp·tian adjective noun
• pseu·do-E·gyp·tian adjective noun
• trans-E·gyp·tian adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Egyptian¹

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English Egipcien, Egipcian, Gypcian, from Old French egyptien, egipcien; replacing Middle English Egiptish, Old English Egiptisc, Egyptisc, Ægiptisc

Example Sentences

Perhaps one day children brought up on emojis will learn to read a combination of pictures and letters just as fluently, returning us to the age of Egyptian, Cuneiform, or Mayan systems, where sound and pictures mixed to produce meaning together.

From Nautilus

Inas Hafez, an Egyptian digital marketing entrepreneur behind the agency GetSircles, was mentored by Julia Paige, the director of social impact at Uber.

From Fortune

Honduran journalist David Romero and Egyptian journalist Mohamed Monir are among those who have died after contracting the coronavirus in government custody.

From Fortune

The power of the “legend” of Alexandria prompted the creation of a new Library of Alexandria in the modern Egyptian city, which was opened in 2002 with a focus on storing and preserving digital information.

From Time

If you aren’t familiar with this Egyptian vocalist, you’re missing out.

From Ozy

For now, the Egyptian government has issued a statement saying that Clooney is free to enter Egypt “whenever she wants.”

From The Daily Beast

What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?

From The Daily Beast

The ancient Egyptian festival of Wepet Renpet (“opening of the year”) was not just a time of rebirth—it was dedicated to drinking.

From The Daily Beast

First the Muslim Brotherhood came to power only to be ousted by the Egyptian military.

From The Daily Beast

In the Bible, Moses does kill a guy—the Egyptian slave master who is beating an Israelite to death.

From The Daily Beast

Cleopatra's coffin, head of the Theban ram, and other Egyptian curiosities, arrived in England.

From Project Gutenberg

In Africa the ova, and even adults, of Distoma hmatobium are common, accompanying "Egyptian hematuria."

From Project Gutenberg

The people dined by candlelight, and the darkness of the night is represented as Egyptian.

From Project Gutenberg

Having conducted Mrs. Irvin to the seat, the Egyptian bowed and retired again through the doorway by which they had entered.

From Project Gutenberg

But who knows whether we shall ever see Sennoures, ever hear the Egyptian Pan by the water?

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