Egyptian

E·gyp·tian  (-jpshn)

n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Egypt.

2. The now extinct Afro-Asiatic language of the ancient Egyptians.

adj.

1. Of or relating to Egypt or its people or culture.

2. Of or relating to the language of the ancient Egyptians.

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Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃən]

adj

1. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) (Placename) of, relating to, or characteristic of Egypt, its inhabitants, or their dialect of Arabic

2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Linguistics / Languages) (Historical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Egyptians, their language, or culture

3. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) (of type) having square slab serifs

4. (Social Science / Peoples) Archaic of or relating to the Gypsies

n

1. (Social Science / Peoples) a native or inhabitant of Egypt

2. (Social Science / Peoples) (Historical Terms) a member of an indigenous non-Semitic people who established an advanced civilization in Egypt that flourished from the late fourth millennium bc

3. (Linguistics / Languages) (Historical Terms) 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 a.d See also Coptic

4. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a large size of drawing paper

5. (Social Science / Peoples) an archaic name for a Gypsy

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Egyptian - a native or inhabitant of Egypt       Arab Republic of Egypt, Egypt, United Arab Republic - a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC African - a native or inhabitant of Africa Copt - an Egyptian descended from the ancient Egyptians Theban - an Egyptian inhabitant of ancient Thebes Cairene - a native or inhabitant of Cairo Nubian - a native or inhabitant of Nubia; "Nubians now form an ethnic minority in Egypt"
	2.	Egyptian - the ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC Afrasian, Afrasian language, Afro-Asiatic, Afroasiatic, Afroasiatic language, Hamito-Semitic - a large family of related languages spoken both in Asia and Africa Coptic - the liturgical language of the Coptic Church used in Egypt and Ethiopia; written in the Greek alphabet
Adj.	1.	Egyptian - of or relating to or characteristic of Egypt or its people or their language

Translations

Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃən]

A. ADJ → egipcio

B. N → egipcio/a m/f

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Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃ^ən]

adj → égyptien(ne)

n → Égyptien(ne) m/f

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Egyptian

adj → ägyptisch

n

→ Ägypter(in) m(f)

(Ling) → Ägyptisch nt

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Egyptian [ɪˈdʒɪpʃ/ən]

1. adj → egiziano/a, egizio/a

2. n (person) → egiziano/a; (ancient) → egizio/a; (language) → egiziano

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Egyptian → مصري, مِصْري Egypťan, egyptský egypter, egyptisk Ägypter, ägyptisch αιγυπτιακός, Αιγύπτιος egipcio egyptiläinen Égyptien egipatski, Egipćanin egiziano エジプトの, エジプト人 이집트 사람, 이집트의 Egyptenaar, Egyptisch egypter, egyptisk Egipcjanin, egipski egípcio египетский, египтянин egyptier, egyptisk เกี่ยวกับประเทศอียิปต์, ชาวอียิปต์ Mısır, Mısırlı người Ai Cập, thuộc Ai Cập 埃及人, 埃及的