Egypt

English thumb|240px|Flag of Egypt thumb|right|Egypt on a map Alternative forms en Ægipt Aegipt Ægypt Egipt Egipte all _ obsolete Etymology en :inh enm:Egipt 1 ++ Pronunciation en /ˈiːd͡ʒɪpt/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Soundguys-Egypt.wav UK en /ˈi.d͡ʒɪpt/ US en en-us-Egypt.ogg US Proper noun en Q79en country r/North Africa,West Asia Cairo Arab Republic of Egypt. en Q11768en historical A civilization based around the river Nile, on its lower reaches nearer the Mediterranean. en number of places c/USA: en town co/Craighead County s/Arkansas. en unincorporated community co/Effingham County s/Georgia. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Jordan co/Jasper County s/Indiana. en unincorporated community co/Chickasaw County s/Mississippi. en unincorporated community co/Holmes County s/Mississippi. en unincorporated community twp:Suf/Jackson co/Auglaize County s/Ohio. en extinct town co/Belmont County s/Ohio. en CDP twp:Suf/Whitehall co/Lehigh County s/Pennsylvania. en ghost town co/Leon County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Montgomery County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Wharton County s/Texas. en unincorporated community co/Jefferson County s/West Virginia. en former settlement co/Summers County s/West Virginia. en number of places cc/England: en tiny hamlet par/Leckhampstead uauth/West Berkshire co/Berkshire OS grid ref SU4476. en suburban village par/Farnham Royal co/Buckinghamshire previously in dist/South Bucks OS grid ref SU9685. en suburb town/Nailsworth dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire OS grid ref ST8499. OS: Gloucestershire en hamlet par/Wonston dist/Winchester co/Hampshire OS grid ref SU4640. OS: Hampshire en hamlet near vill/Thornton city:Pref/Bradford co/West Yorkshire OS grid ref SE0933. en rural locality in r:Suf/Lockyer Valley s/Queensland c/Australia. Synonyms modern country en Arab Republic of Egypt, en Masr//Misr civilization en Ancient Egypt, en Egyptian civilization Derived terms en dark as Egypt denial is a river in Egypt Egyptian Egyptic Egyptize Egyptland gypsy New Egypt Upper Egypt Descendants 1 my အီဂျစ် 1 zh 埃及 1 ko ^애굽 1 vi Ai Cập 1 kw Ejyp 1 gu ઇજિપ્ત 1 hi इजिप्ट इजिप्त 1 iba Ejip 1 ja エジプト Ejiputo 1 kn ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ 1 ko ^이집트 1 ml ഈജിപ്റ്റ്‌ 1 mi Īhipa 1 mr इजिप्त 1 nv Ííjip 1 ne इजिप्ट 1 or ଇଜିପ୍ଟ 1 pwn Idjiputu 1 te ఈజిప్టు 1 th อียิปต์ 1 tog Egipiti Translations Q79 country in North Africa Abkhaz: ab Мысра, ab Мсыр Afrikaans: af Egipte Aghwan: xag 𐔴𐔲𐔼𐕢𐕜𐕒𐕚 Akan: ak Misrim Akkadian: akk Muṣur 𒆳𒈬𒀫 māt muṣur Albanian: sq Egjipt m, sq Misr m Amharic: am ግብፅ, am ምሥር Antillean Creole: gcf Ejip f, gcf Éjip f Arabic: ar مِصْر f Chadian Arabic: shu مصر f masir Egyptian Arabic: arz مصر f maṣr Gulf Arabic: afb مصر f maṣir Hijazi Arabic: acw مَصُر f maṣur Moroccan Arabic: ary مصر miṣr North Levantine Arabic: apc مَصْر f maṣ(ə)r Aragonese: an Echipto Aramaic: Hebrew script: arc מצרין miṣrēn Syriac: arc ܡܨܪܝܢ miṣrēn Armenian: hy Եգիպտոս Assamese: as মিছৰ Asturian: ast Exiptu m Azerbaijani: az Misir Balinese: ban Mesir Bashkir: ba Мысыр Basque: eu Egipto Beja: bej مسر مَسِر Másir Belarusian: be Егі́пет m Bengali: bn মিশর, bn মিসর Betawi: bew Mesir Breton: br Egipt Bulgarian: bg Еги́пет m Burmese: my အီဂျစ် Carpathian Rusyn: rue Еґі́пет m Catalan: ca Egipte m Chechen: ce Мисар Cherokee: chr ᎢᏥᏈᏱ, chr ᎢᏥᏈ Chinese: Cantonese: yue 埃及 oi1 kap6 / aai1 kap6 Eastern Min: cdo 埃及 Hakka: hak 埃及 Âi-khi̍p Hokkien: nan-hbl 埃及 Ai-ki̍p Mandarin: cmn 埃及 Wu: wuu 埃及 1e-jiq / 1i-jiq Circassian: West Circassian: ady Мысыр Coptic: cop ⲕⲏⲙⲉ Sahidic, cop ⲭⲏⲙⲓ Bohairic, cop ⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲟⲥ Sahidic Cornish: kw Ejyp m Corsican: co Egittu m Ajaccian: co Eghjittu m Crimean Tatar: crh Mısır Czech: cs Egypt m Danish: da Egypten n, da Ægypten n Dhivehi: dv މިޞްރު Dutch: nl Egypte n Egyptian: kmt f km-m-t:O49, tꜣwj m-d tA:tA Elamite: elx 𒈬𒆪𒊑𒅀 Mudariya⁠ Esperanto: eo Egiptio, eo Egiptujo Estonian: et Egiptus Farefare: gur Egipto, gur Ezipti Faroese: fo Egyptaland n Finnish: fi Egypti French: fr Égypte f Fur: fvr Ma̱sɨr Gagauz: gag Mısır Galician: gl Exipto m Georgian: ka ეგვიპტე German: de Ägypten n, de Altes Ägypten n ancient, de Altägypten n ancient Alemannic German: gsw Ägypten Bavarian: bar Egyptn n, bar Ägyptn n, bar Ägypten n Greek: el Αίγυπτος f Ancient Greek: grc Αἴγυπτος f Gujarati: gu મિસર, gu ઇજિપ્ત Haitian Creole: ht Ejip f Hausa: ha Masar, ha Misira Hawaiian: haw ʻAikupika Hebrew: he מִצְרַיִם f mitsráyim Hindi: hi मिस्र m, hi इजिप्ट m, hi इजिप्त m, hi मिस्त्र m, hi मिसर m Hittite: hit 𒆳𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿 Mit͡sriː KURmi-iz-ri-i Hungarian: hu Egyiptom Icelandic: is Egyptaland n, is Egiptaland n Ido: io Egiptia Indonesian: id Mesir Interlingua: ia Egypto Irish: ga Éigipt f An Éigipt Italian: it Egitto m Japanese: ja エジプト Ejiputo, ja 埃及 Ejiputo Jarai: jra čar Êjĭp Javanese: jv Mesir Kabyle: kab Maṣer Kalenjin: kln Misri Kamba: kam Misri Kannada: kn ಈಜಿಪ್ಟ್ Kapampangan: pam Eyiptu Kashmiri: ks مِسر Kazakh: kk Мысыр Khmer: km អេហ្ស៊ីប Kikuyu: ki Misri Korean: ko ^이집트, ko ^에짚트 North Korea, ko ^애굽(埃及) dated Krymchak: jct Мысыр Kumyk: kum Мисри Misri Kurdish: Central Kurdish: ckb میسر Northern Kurdish: kmr Misir Kyrgyz: ky Мысыр, ky Эгипет, ky Мисир, ky Египет Ladino: lad Ayifto Lao: lo ເອຢິບ Latin: la Aegyptus f Latvian: lv Ēģipte f Lezgi: lez Мисри Lithuanian: lt Egiptas m Luhya: luy Misri Luo: luo Misri Macedonian: mk Египет m Malagasy: mg Ejipta Malay: ms Mesir Malayalam: ml ഈജിപ്റ്റ്‌, ml മെസ്രേൻ Maltese: mt Eġittu l-Eġittu Manchu: mnc ᡝᡤᡳᡦᡝᡨ Manx: gv Eajipt f Māori: mi Īhipa Maranao: mrw Misir Marathi: mr इजिप्त Meru: mer Misri Mongolian: Cyrillic: mn Египет, mn Мисир Mongolian script: mn ᠶᠧᠭᠢᠫᠧᠲ᠋, mn ᠮᠢᠰᠢᠷ Navajo: nv Ííjip Neapolitan: nap Naggitto m Nepali: ne इजिप्ट Norman: nrf Êgypte f Norwegian: Bokmål: nb Egypt Nynorsk: nn Egypt n Nubian: Nobiin: fia Másser (ⲙⲁ́ⲥⲥⲉⲣ), fia Mísser (ⲙⲓ́ⲥⲥⲉⲣ) Occitan: oc Egipte m Odia: or ମିଶର, or ଇଜିପ୍ଟ, or ମିଶର୍, or ମିଶ୍ର Old Church Slavonic: Cyrillic: cu Єгѷптъ m Glagolitic: cu Ⰵⰳѷⱂⱅⱏ m Old English: ang Ægypta land n Old Norse: non Egiptaland n Ossetian: os Мысыр, os Египет Paiwan: pwn Idjiputu Pannonian Rusyn: rsk Єгипет m Pashto: ps مصر m mesr Persian: Classical Persian: fa-cls مِصْر Dari: prs مِصْر Iranian Persian: fa-ira مِصْر Middle Persian: pal 𐭯𐭲𐭮𐭠𐭢 agīptôs, pal 𐭬𐭣𐭥𐭠𐭩 Mudrāy⁠ Old Persian: peo 𐎸𐎭𐎼𐎠𐎹 Mudrāya Plautdietsch: pdt Äjipten n Polish: pl Egipt m-in Portuguese: pt Egipto m Portugal, pt Egito m Brazil Punjabi: pa ਮਿਸਰ, pa مِصر Quechua: qu Ihiptu Rarotongan: rar ʻAiviti Réunion Creole French: rcf Ézip f Romanian: ro Egipt n Romansh: rm Egipta f Russian: ru Еги́пет m-in Samoan: sm 'Aikupito Sango: sg Kâmitâ Sanskrit: sa ईजिप्तदेश, sa मिसर m n Sardinian: sc Egittu m, sc Egitu m Scots: sco Egyp Scottish Gaelic: gd An Èipheit f, gd An Èiphit f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh Ѐгипат m, sh Мѝсӣр m Latin: sh Ègipat m, sh Mìsīr m Sicilian: scn Eggittu m Sinhalese: si ඊජිප්තුව, si මිසරය Siwi: siz Slovak: sk Egypt m Slovene: sl Egípt m Somali: so Masar Sorbian: Lower Sorbian: dsb Egyptojska f Upper Sorbian: hsb Egypt m archaic Spanish: es Egipto m Sundanese: su Mesir Swahili: sw Misri Swedish: sv Egypten n Tagalog: tl Ehipto Tajik: tg Миср Tamil: ta எகிப்து Tatar: tt Мисыр Tausug: tsg Misil Telugu: te ఈజిప్టు, te ఐగుప్తు Christian, biblical usage Thai: th อียิปต์, th ไอยคุปต์ literary, ancient Egypt Tibetan: bo ཨའི་ཅི Tigrinya: ti ግብጺ Turkish: tr Mısır Ottoman Turkish: ota مصر Mısır Turkmen: tk Müsür Ugaritic: uga 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 Ukrainian: uk Єги́пет m, uk Єґи́пет m Urdu: ur مِصْر m Uyghur: ug مىسىر Uzbek: uz Misr Vietnamese: vi Ai Cập (vi 埃及) Volapük: vo Lägüptän Võro: vro Egüptüs Welsh: cy Aifft f yr Aifft Wolaytta: wal Gibixe Yakan: yka Misil Yakut: sah Эгиипэт Yiddish: yi מצרים n mitsrayem, yi עגיפּטן n Yoruba: yo Íjíbítì Zhuang: za Aehciz See also en United Arab Republic Appendix:Countries of the world :Category:Places in Egypt References Further reading Egypt (disambiguation) en exonyms Czech cs: Etymology cs :inh zlw-ocs:Ejipt 1 cs zlw-ocs Ejipt(us), Egypt(us), from cs la Aegyptus. Pronunciation cs Cs-Egypt.ogg Proper noun m-in egyptský Egypťan Egypťanka cs Egypt Q79 Declension m.sg.gena.locě:u Derived terms cs egyptština egyptolog egyptologie Further reading Norwegian Bokmål no thumb|The flag of Egypt. thumb|Egypt in northeastern Africa and southwestern Asia. thumb|The Nile flowing through Cairo, the capital of Egypt. Etymology 1 nb, based on the European name tradition represented by nb la Aegyptus Egypt, itself from nb grc Αἴγυπτος Egypt, ultimately from nb egy ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ house of the ka of Ptah. The Egyptian name is formed from egy ḥwt enclosure, temple, egy kꜣ ka and egy ptḥ Ptah, referring to the temple of Ptah at Memphis. Parallel international adaptations include da Egypten, sv Egypten, de Ägypten, nl Egypte, en Egypt and fr Égypte Egypt. Pronunciation nb /¹eˈɡʏpt/ [eˈɡʏ̀pt] nb ʏpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb country in northeastern cont/Africa Egypt Countries in Asia, extending into West Asia through the Sinai Peninsula, with Cairo as its capital and largest city. nb Nilen har vært avgjørende for bosetning og jordbruk i Egypt i årtusener. The Nile has been crucial to settlement and agriculture in Egypt for millennia. nb 25 June 2026 Dag Leraand Egypt Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Egypt Egypt er en republikk nordøst i Afrika, delvis i Sørvest-Asia (Sinaihalvøya). Egypt is a republic in northeastern Africa, partly in Southwest Asia (the Sinai Peninsula). https://web.archive.org/web/20261002124433/https://snl.no/Egypt 2 October 2026 nb historical Egypt; the ancient Egyptian civilization centred on the lower Nile, especially the pharaonic civilization commonly called Ancient Egypt nb I oldtiden var Egypt et mektig rike langs Nilen. In antiquity, Egypt was a powerful kingdom along the Nile. nb 26 November 2024 Anders Bettum and Henrik Torkveen Det gamle Egypt Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Det_gamle_Egypt Gjennom tre gullaldere – det gamle, det midtre og det nye riket – fremstår Egypt som sin samtids mest avanserte sivilisasjon. Through three golden ages—the Old, Middle and New Kingdoms—Egypt stands out as the most advanced civilization of its time. https://web.archive.org/web/20261002113234/https://snl.no/Det_gamle_Egypt 2 October 2026 Usage notes The official Norwegian long-form name is Den arabiske republikk Egypt or Den arabiske republikken Egypt (“the Arab Republic of Egypt”); both forms are listed by Språkrådet. Derived terms nb egypter an Egyptian nb egyptisk Egyptian nb egyptisere to Egyptianize nb egyptkløver Egyptian clover Related terms nb egyptolog Egyptologist nb egyptologi Egyptology See also Etymology 2 thumb|Egypt, Pennsylvania, one of several places in the United States named Egypt. nb en-US Egypt, for various place names in the United States. The individual American place names arose independently. The name of Egypt in Arkansas is traditionally explained as an allusion to the abundance of corn grown in the area, compared with the corn of biblical Egypt. Egypt in Georgia was named after Egypt in reference to the country's fertile soil. Egypt in Pennsylvania, originally called Egypta, was likewise named in reference to the fertile land of ancient Egypt, regarded as the “granary of the world”. Egypt in Wharton County, Texas, was originally called Mercer's Crossing and came to be called Egypt after supplying corn to surrounding settlements during a severe drought. Egypt in Auglaize County, Ohio, is instead reported to have been named after Aegypten (modern Ägypten), a locality in Lower Saxony, Germany, from which the mother of an early settler came. The origins of the names in Indiana, the two Mississippi communities, Belmont County in Ohio, Leon and Montgomery counties in Texas, and Jefferson and Summers counties in West Virginia are not securely documented in the sources checked. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] U.S. place names; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb town co/Craighead County s/Arkansas c/United States. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Effingham County s/Georgia c/United States. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Jasper County s/Indiana c/United States, in Jordan Township, Jasper County, Indiana Jordan Township. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Chickasaw County s/Mississippi c/United States. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Holmes County s/Mississippi c/United States. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Auglaize County s/Ohio c/United States, in Jackson Township, Auglaize County, Ohio Jackson Township. Egypt; nb extinct town co/Belmont County s/Ohio c/United States. Egypt; nb census-designated place co/Lehigh County s/Pennsylvania c/United States, in Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania Whitehall Township. Egypt; nb ghost town co/Leon County s/Texas c/United States. Egypt; nb former town co/Montgomery County s/Texas c/United States, formerly a sawmill community. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Wharton County s/Texas c/United States. Egypt; nb unincorporated community co/Jefferson County s/West Virginia c/United States. Egypt; nb former settlement co/Summers County s/West Virginia c/United States. Etymology 3 thumb|Egypt Mill in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, in the locality known as Egypt. nb en-GB Egypt, for various place names in the United Kingdom. The individual British place names arose independently. The origin of the name in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, is uncertain. A local-history account records a suggestion that early Egyptian travellers, or possibly people historically identified as “gypsies”, settled beside the river and gave the area its name; the nearby Egypt Mill subsequently took its name from the area. This explanation is not securely established. The Glasgow name derives from Egypt Farm, also known locally as Little Egypt, at Dalness Street in Tollcross. The farm is traditionally said to have been named in connection with a member of the farming family who had served as a soldier in Egypt. The surrounding locality subsequently became known as Egypt. The origins of the names in Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Hampshire and West Yorkshire are not securely documented in the sources checked. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] British place names; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb hamlet par/Leckhampstead uauth/West Berkshire co/Berkshire cc/England. Egypt; nb hamlet par/Farnham Royal co/Buckinghamshire cc/England. Egypt; nb urban locality par/Nailsworth dist/Stroud co/Gloucestershire cc/England. Egypt; nb hamlet par/Wonston dist/Winchester co/Hampshire cc/England. Egypt; nb hamlet near village/Thornton metbor/Bradford co/West Yorkshire cc/England. nb historical Egypt; nb neighborhood city/Glasgow cc/Scotland, in the Tollcross area; the name is still shown on some maps. Etymology 4 nb en-AU Egypt, the name of a rural locality in Queensland, Australia. The origin of the Australian place name is uncertain; the name is attested in local use by at least 1912. thumb|The Lockyer Valley in Queensland; Egypt is a rural locality within the region. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] Australian place name; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb rural locality s/Queensland c/Australia, in the Lockyer Valley Region. Etymology 5 nb en-CA Egypt, the name of a rural community in Ontario, Canada. The origin of the Canadian place name is uncertain. thumb|Lake Simcoe in Georgina, Ontario; Egypt is a rural community within the municipality. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] Canadian place name; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb dispersed rural community s/Ontario c/Canada, in Georgina, York Region. Etymology 6 thumb|The Sibun River in Belize; Egypt is a village in the surrounding area. nb en Egypt, the name of a village in Belize. The origin of the Belizean place name is uncertain. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] Belizean place name; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb village c/Belize, in Belize District, near the Sibun River. Etymology 7 thumb|Brown's Town Market in Saint Ann Parish; one of the Jamaican localities named Egypt lies in the Brown's Town area. nb en Egypt, for two place names in Jamaica. The individual Jamaican place names arose independently, and their naming origins are uncertain. Egypt in Saint Ann Parish is historically recorded as one of the free villages established around Brown's Town after the abolition of slavery. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] Jamaican place names; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb locality c/Jamaica, in Saint Mary Parish, Jamaica Saint Mary Parish, in the Belfield area. Egypt; nb locality c/Jamaica, in Saint Ann Parish, Jamaica Saint Ann Parish, in the Brown's Town area. Etymology 8 thumb|Bohlokong and Thorisong in Bethlehem, Free State; Egypt is a section of Bohlokong. nb en-ZA Egypt, for two place names in the Free State province of South Africa. The individual South African place names arose independently, and their naming origins are uncertain. Pronunciation nb /¹ˈiː.dʒɪpt/ [ˈìː.dʒɪpt] South African place names; English-influenced nb iːdʒɪpt 2 nb E gypt Proper noun nb proper noun Egypt; nb locality prov/Free State c/South Africa, a section of Bohlokong in Bethlehem, South Africa Bethlehem. Egypt; nb locality prov/Free State c/South Africa, in the Mantsopa Local Municipality, west of Tweespruit. References “Egypt” in Store norske leksikon. “Det gamle Egypt” in Store norske leksikon. “Navn på stater” at Språkrådet. nb exonyms Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Proper noun nn proper noun nn Egypt Q79 Related terms nn egyptar nn egyptisk Old Czech Pronunciation Noun m-in zlw-ocs Ejipt Declension m.sg Further reading Slovak Etymology sk :der la:Aegyptus + 1 Pronunciation sk /ˈɛɡipt/ Proper noun m-in egyptský sk Egypt Q79 Declension m-in sg Derived terms sk Egypťan m, sk Egypťanka f sk egyptčina f sk Horný Egypt m, sk Dolný Egypt m Further reading