Standard Lemma guide

Egyptian

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ɪˈd͡ʒɪpʃn̩/
  • General-American: /əˈd͡ʒɪpʃən/
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  • CMU ARPABET: IH0 JH IH1 P SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

name

Meaning 2

The Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Ancient Egyptian

Antonyms: none provided

3

name

Meaning 3

The modern Egyptian Arabic language.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A person from Egypt or of Egyptian descent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

A gypsy.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective

Meaning 6

of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

noun

Meaning 7

the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Afroasiatic, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic language, Afrasian, Afrasian language, Hamito-Semitic

Narrower terms: Coptic

8

noun

Meaning 8

a native or inhabitant of Egypt

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: African

Narrower terms: Copt, Theban, Cairene, Nubian, Cleopatra

History

Etymology

From Middle English Egipcien, egyptiane. Displaced Old English Egyptisċ. By surface analysis, Egypt + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

323 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: Egipties — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Albanian: egjiptian — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Arabic: مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Arabic: مَصْرِي (maṣri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Arabic: مصري (miṣri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Armenian: եգիպտական (egiptakan) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Armenian: եգիպտոսյան (egiptosyan) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Asturian: exipciu — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Asturian: exipcianu — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Azerbaijani: misir — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Belarusian: егі́пецкі (jehípjecki) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Bengali: মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Bulgarian: египетски (egipetski) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Burmese: အီဂျစ် (igyac) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Catalan: egipcià — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃及的 (Āijí de) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Czech: egyptský — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Danish: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Danish: ægyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Dutch: Egyptisch — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Esperanto: egipta — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Estonian: egiptuse — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Finnish: egyptiläinen — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • French: égyptien — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • French: égyptienne — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • West-Frisian: Egyptysk — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Galician: exipcio — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Galician: exipcia — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Georgian: ეგვიპტური (egviṗṭuri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • German: ägyptisch — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Greek: αιγυπτιακός (aigyptiakós) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Ancient Greek: Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Hawaiian: ʻAikupika — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Hebrew: מִצְרִי (mitsrí) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Hindi: मिस्री (misrī) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Hungarian: egyiptomi — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Icelandic: egypskur — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Irish: Éigipteach — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Italian: egiziano — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Japanese: エジプトの (Ejiputo no) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Kazakh: мысыр (mysyr) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Kazakh: мысырлық (mysyrlyq) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Khmer: អេហ្ស៊ីប (ʼeeziip) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Korean: 이집트의 (Ijipteu-ui) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Kyrgyz: египеттик (yegipettik) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Kyrgyz: египет (yegipet) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Lao: ເອຢິບ (ʼē yip) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptius — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptia — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptiacus — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptiaca — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Latvian: ēģiptiešu — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Latvian: ēģiptisks — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Lithuanian: egiptietiškas — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Lithuanian: egiptiečių — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Macedonian: египетски (egipetski) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Malay: Mesir — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Marathi: इजिप्शियन (ijipśiyan) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Old English: Egyptisċ — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Old Norse: egipzkr — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Persian: مصری (mesri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Ejiiptyan — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Polish: egipski — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Portuguese: egípcio — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Portuguese: egipciano — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Romanian: egiptean — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Russian: еги́петский (jegípetskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Scottish Gaelic: Èipheiteach — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Serbo-Croatian: ѐгипатскӣ — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Serbo-Croatian: ègipatskī — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Slovak: egyptský — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Slovene: egipčanski — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Lower Sorbian: egyptojski — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Spanish: egipcio — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Spanish: egipciano — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Swahili: Kimisri — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Swedish: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Tagalog: Ehipsiyo — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Tajik: мисрӣ (misri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Tatar: мисыр (misır) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Thai: อียิปต์ (ii-yìp) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Turkish: Mısırlı — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Turkish: Mısır — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Turkmen: müsür — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Ukrainian: єги́петський (jehýpetsʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Uzbek: misr — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Vietnamese: Ai Cập — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Volapük: Lägüptänik — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Welsh: Eifftaidd — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Yiddish: מיצריש (mitsrish) — of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
  • Afrikaans: Egipties — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Arabic: مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Arabic: مصري (miṣri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Armenian: եգիպտական (egiptakan) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Asturian: exipciu — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Asturian: exipcianu — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Bengali: মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Catalan: egipcià — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃及的 (Āijí de) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Czech: egyptský — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Danish: ægyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Dutch: Egyptisch — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Esperanto: egipta — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Finnish: egyptiläinen — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • French: égyptien — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • French: égyptienne — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Galician: exipcio — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Georgian: ეგვიპტელი (egviṗṭeli) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • German: ägyptisch — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Greek: αιγυπτιακός (aigyptiakós) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Hawaiian: ʻAikupika — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Hindi: मिस्री (misrī) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Hungarian: egyiptomi — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Icelandic: egypskur — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Irish: Éigipteach — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Latin: aegyptius — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Latin: aegyptia — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Latin: aegyptiacus — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Latin: aegyptiaca — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Malay: orang Mesir — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Malay: Mesir — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Marathi: इजिप्शियन (ijipśiyan) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Norwegian Bokmål: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Old English: Egyptisċ — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Pitcairn-Norfolk: Ejiiptyan — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Polish: egipski — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Portuguese: egípcio — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Portuguese: egipciano — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Romanian: egiptean — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Russian: еги́петский (jegípetskij) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Serbo-Croatian: египћански — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Serbo-Croatian: egipćanski — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Slovak: egyptský — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Slovene: egipčanski — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Lower Sorbian: egyptojski — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Spanish: egipcio — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Spanish: egipciano — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Swedish: egyptisk — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Tagalog: Ehipsiyo — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Tajik: мисрӣ (misri) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Tatar: мисырлы (misırlı) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Turkish: Mısırlı — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Ukrainian: єги́петський (jehýpetsʹkyj) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Volapük: Lägüptänanik — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Volapük: hi-Lägüptänanik — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Volapük: ji-Lägüptänanik — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Welsh: Eifftaidd — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Yiddish: מיצריש (mitsrish) — of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
  • Arabic: مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya) — language
  • Arabic: مَصْرِيَّة (maṣriyya) — language
  • Asturian: exipciu — language
  • Bengali: মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo) — language
  • Bulgarian: египетски (egipetski) — language
  • Catalan: egipcià — language
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃及語 /埃及语 (Āijíyǔ) — language
  • Coptic: ⲁⲓⲅⲩⲡⲧⲓⲁⲕⲟⲛ (aiguptiakon) — language
  • Cornish: Ejyptek — language
  • Czech: egyptština — language
  • Danish: ægyptisk — language
  • Dutch: Egyptisch — language
  • Egyptian: r:Z1-n-km-m-t:O49 (r n kmt) — language
  • Egyptian: md-d:t*Z5-A2-Z3-km-m-niwt (mdwt kmt f pl) — language
  • Finnish: egypti — language
  • French: égyptien — language
  • Galician: exipcio — language
  • Georgian: ეგვიპტური (egviṗṭuri) — language
  • German: Ägyptisch — language
  • Greek: αιγυπτιακά (aigyptiaká) — language
  • Ancient Greek: Αἰγυπτιακή (Aiguptiakḗ) — language
  • Hebrew: מצרית (mitsrit) — language
  • Hindi: मिस्री (misrī) — language
  • Hungarian: egyiptomi — language
  • Icelandic: egypska — language
  • Irish: Éigiptis — language
  • Italian: egizio — language
  • Italian: lingua egizia — language
  • Japanese: エジプト語 (Ejiputo-go) — language
  • Latin: lingua aegyptia — language
  • Latin: lingua aegyptiaca — language
  • Malay: bahasa Mesir — language
  • Malay: Mesir — language
  • Norwegian Bokmål: egyptisk — language
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: egyptisk — language
  • Old English: Egyptisċ — language
  • Pannonian Rusyn: єгипетски (jehipetski) — language
  • Polish: egipski — language
  • Portuguese: egípcio — language
  • Romanian: egipteană — language
  • Russian: еги́петский (jegípetskij) — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: египатски језик — language
  • Serbo-Croatian: ègipatskī jèzik — language
  • Spanish: egipcio — language
  • Swahili: Kimisri — language
  • Swedish: egyptiska — language
  • Swedish: fornegyptiska — language
  • Ukrainian: єги́петська мо́ва (jehýpetsʹka móva) — language
  • Vietnamese: tiếng Ai Cập — language
  • Volapük: Lägüptänapük — language
  • Volapük: Vöna-Lägüptänapük — language
  • Welsh: Eiffteg — language
  • Afrikaans: Egiptenaar — person from Egypt
  • Afrikaans: Egiptenare — person from Egypt
  • Albanian: egjiptian — person from Egypt
  • Arabic: مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy) — person from Egypt
  • Arabic: مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya) — person from Egypt
  • Arabic: مصرى (maṣri) — person from Egypt
  • Arabic: مصرية (maṣriyya) — person from Egypt
  • Arabic: مصري (miṣri) — person from Egypt
  • Armenian: եգիպտոսցի (egiptoscʻi) — person from Egypt
  • Armenian: եգիպտացի (egiptacʻi) — person from Egypt
  • Asturian: exipciu — person from Egypt
  • Asturian: exipcianu — person from Egypt
  • Asturian: exipcia — person from Egypt
  • Asturian: exipciana — person from Egypt
  • Azerbaijani: misirli — person from Egypt
  • Belarusian: егіпця́нін (jehipcjánin) — person from Egypt
  • Belarusian: егіпця́нка (jehipcjánka) — person from Egypt
  • Bengali: মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo) — person from Egypt
  • Bulgarian: египтя́нин (egiptjánin) — person from Egypt
  • Catalan: egipcià — person from Egypt
  • Catalan: egipciana — person from Egypt
  • Chinese Mandarin: 埃及人 (Āijírén) — person from Egypt
  • Czech: Egypťan — person from Egypt
  • Danish: egypter — person from Egypt
  • Danish: ægypter — person from Egypt
  • Dutch: Egyptenaar — person from Egypt
  • Egyptian: r:T-A1 n:y km-m-t:O49 (rmṯ n kmt) — person from Egypt
  • Esperanto: egipto — person from Egypt
  • Estonian: egiptlane — person from Egypt
  • Finnish: egyptiläinen — person from Egypt
  • French: Égyptien — person from Egypt
  • French: Égyptienne — person from Egypt
  • French: Egyptien — person from Egypt
  • French: Egyptienne — person from Egypt
  • Middle French: Aegyptien — person from Egypt
  • Middle French: Aegyptienne — person from Egypt
  • Galician: exipcio — person from Egypt
  • Galician: exipcia — person from Egypt
  • Georgian: ეგვიპტელი (egviṗṭeli) — person from Egypt
  • German: Ägypter — person from Egypt
  • German: Ägypterin — person from Egypt
  • Greek: Αιγύπτιος (Aigýptios) — person from Egypt
  • Greek: Αιγύπτια (Aigýptia) — person from Egypt
  • Ancient Greek: Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios) — person from Egypt
  • Ancient Greek: Αἰγύπτια (Aigúptia) — person from Egypt
  • Mycenaean Greek: 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo) — person from Egypt
  • Hawaiian: ʻAikupika — person from Egypt
  • Hebrew: מִצְרִי (mitsrí) — person from Egypt
  • Hindi: मिस्री (misrī) — person from Egypt
  • Hungarian: egyiptomi — person from Egypt
  • Icelandic: Egypti — person from Egypt
  • Icelandic: Egyptar — person from Egypt
  • Irish: Éigipteach — person from Egypt
  • Italian: egiziano — person from Egypt
  • Italian: egiziaco — person from Egypt
  • Italian: egiziana — person from Egypt
  • Italian: egiziani — person from Egypt
  • Italian: egiziane — person from Egypt
  • Japanese: エジプト人 (ejiputojin) — person from Egypt
  • Korean: 이집트인 (ijipteu'in) — person from Egypt
  • Korean: 이집트 사람 (ijipteu saram) — person from Egypt
  • Lambya: umu Ijiputi class 1 — person from Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptius — person from Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptia — person from Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptiacus — person from Egypt
  • Latin: aegyptiaca — person from Egypt
  • Latvian: ēģiptietis — person from Egypt
  • Latvian: ēģiptiete — person from Egypt
  • Lithuanian: egiptietis — person from Egypt
  • Malay: orang Mesir — person from Egypt
  • Malay: Mesir — person from Egypt
  • Marathi: इजिप्शियन (ijipśiyan) — person from Egypt
  • Norwegian Bokmål: egypter — person from Egypt
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: egyptar — person from Egypt
  • Old English: Egyptisċ — person from Egypt
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Єгиптян (Jehiptjan) — person from Egypt
  • Pannonian Rusyn: Єгиптянка (Jehiptjanka) — person from Egypt
  • Polish: Egipcjanin — person from Egypt
  • Polish: Egipcjanka — person from Egypt
  • Portuguese: egípcio — person from Egypt
  • Portuguese: egípcia — person from Egypt
  • Portuguese: egipciano — person from Egypt
  • Portuguese: egipciana — person from Egypt
  • Romanian: egiptean — person from Egypt
  • Romanian: egipteană — person from Egypt
  • Romanian: egipteancă — person from Egypt
  • Russian: египтя́нин (jegiptjánin) — person from Egypt
  • Russian: египтя́нка (jegiptjánka) — person from Egypt
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ѐгипћанин — person from Egypt
  • Serbo-Croatian: Египћанка — person from Egypt
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ègipćanin — person from Egypt
  • Serbo-Croatian: Ègipćānka — person from Egypt
  • Slovak: Egypťan — person from Egypt
  • Slovak: Egypťanka — person from Egypt
  • Lower Sorbian: Egyptaŕ — person from Egypt
  • Lower Sorbian: Egyptaŕka — person from Egypt
  • Spanish: egipcio — person from Egypt
  • Spanish: egipcia — person from Egypt
  • Spanish: egipciano — person from Egypt
  • Spanish: egipciana — person from Egypt
  • Swahili: Mmisri — person from Egypt
  • Swedish: egyptier — person from Egypt
  • Swedish: egyptiska — person from Egypt
  • Taita: Mmisri class 1 — person from Egypt
  • Tonga (Malawi): muEgipiti class 1 — person from Egypt
  • Tooro: Omunyamisiri class 1 — person from Egypt
  • Tooro: Omumisiri class 1 — person from Egypt
  • Tumbuka: muEguputo — person from Egypt
  • Turkish: Mısırlı — person from Egypt
  • Uyghur: مىسىرلىق (misirliq) — person from Egypt
  • Uzbek: misrlik — person from Egypt
  • Vietnamese: người Ai Cập — person from Egypt
  • Volapük: Lägüptänan — person from Egypt
  • Volapük: hi-Lägüptänan — person from Egypt
  • Volapük: ji-Lägüptänan — person from Egypt
  • Welsh: Eifftiwr — person from Egypt
  • Welsh: Eifftiad — person from Egypt
  • Welsh: Eifftes — person from Egypt
  • Yiddish: מיצרי (mitsri) — person from Egypt
  • Yiddish: מיצרית (mitsris) — person from Egypt
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