egyptian

adj. relating to the country of Egypt, its people, or its culture.

adj. pertaining to the modern nation of Egypt or the historical civilisation of the Nile Valley.

“We spent the afternoon looking at Egyptian statues in the museum.”

“The Egyptian government has implemented new policies to protect archaeological sites from urban encroachment and environmental degradation.”

n. a person who comes from Egypt.

n. a native or inhabitant of Egypt, or a person of Egyptian descent.

“My new neighbour is an Egyptian who moved here to study engineering.”

“The conference brought together Egyptians from various professional backgrounds to discuss the future of renewable energy in North Africa.”

n. the language used by people in ancient Egypt, often written in pictures called hieroglyphs.

n. the extinct Afroasiatic language of ancient Egypt, typically referring to the stages of the language prior to Coptic.

“Scholars spent years trying to translate Egyptian written on tomb walls.”

“The decipherment of the Rosetta Stone allowed linguists to reconstruct the grammar and phonology of Middle Egyptian with remarkable precision.”

Technical

n. the specific type of Arabic spoken by people in Egypt today.

n. the modern Egyptian Arabic dialect, which is widely understood across the Arab world due to Egyptian media influence.

“If you want to watch these movies, it helps to learn some Egyptian.”

“While Modern Standard Arabic is used for formal writing, Egyptian is the primary vehicle for popular music and television throughout the region.”