Egyptian

Examples

• All

• I used to wonder whether any ancient Egyptian was over 5 ft 2 height.

  Prisoners of the Sun (2013)

• The first written word for brain came from the Egyptian hieroglyphics.

• Whatever the method the ancient Egyptians used, it was a difficult process.

  Academic text (2002)

• Such disasters were known to the Egyptians as "chaos."

  Academic text (2003)

• Most ancient Egyptians were bound to various royal or temple establishments.

  Academic text (2011)

• According to the historical record, the ancient Egyptians learned to harvest honey at least 6,000 years ago.

  Blog text (7)

• Here, the notion of palimpsest refers to the parchment scroll used by the ancient Egyptians for the purpose of accounting.

  Academic text (2009)

• But for ancient Egyptians, this 22-mile-long edge of the western desert from Dashur to Giza was one vast burying ground.

  Academic text (2006)

• Many scholars study ancient Egyptian to understand the historical texts from thousands of years ago.

• The ancient Egyptian language has provided insights into the civilization's beliefs and practices.

Synonyms

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Egyptian language

vsEgyptian

1 9.9

A way people spoke and wrote in ancient Egypt that is no longer spoken

is the shorter single word label often used as an adjective

Idioms

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to walk like an Egyptian

• Informal

1 8.7

To move with bent arms and a stiff posture like the dance from the song

Compounds

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Egyptian cotton

5 3.5

Cotton grown in Egypt with long fibers that is very soft, strong, and long-lasting

E

Egyptian pound

1 3.5

The basic unit of money used in Egypt, equal to 100 piasters

E

Egyptian cobra

• South African

1 7.5

A large venomous African snake often shown on Pharaohs' crowns

E

Egyptian language

1 9.9

A way people spoke and wrote in ancient Egypt that is no longer spoken

E

Egyptian lupine

9.9

A plant with white flowers grown to feed animals and stop soil erosion

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Egyptian onion

7.2

A kind of onion that makes little bulbs on top of its stem and spreads by them

E

Egyptian paper reed

9.8

A tall plant from the Nile valley with strong stems used to make paper and mats

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Egyptian paper rush

9.9

A tall marsh plant people use to make papyrus

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Egyptian pea

5.2

A plant with short pods that have one or two round seeds people eat

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Egyptian vulture

8.7

A small white vulture with a yellow face and thin bill that lives in Africa and southern Asia

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Egyptian water lily

8.6

A white water lily that grows on water in Egypt and nearby regions, once sacred to the ancient Egyptians

E

Egyptian bean

• Indian

8.4

A climbing plant with purple flowers and dark red pods that have edible seeds and are used as a vegetable

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Egyptian cat

5.3

A house cat from Egypt that people kept and loved long ago

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Egyptian corn

• Indian

8.8

A grain plant called sorghum that people grow for food in dry regions of North Africa and Asia

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Egyptian deity

9.9

A god or goddess worshipped in ancient Egypt

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Egyptian Empire

5.8

An ancient kingdom along the Nile in northeast Africa ruled by kings called pharaohs

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Egyptian flu

• Informal

9.1

A joking name for mild flu-like sickness people get after travel to Egypt

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Egyptian grass

9.0

A creeping grass with finger-like spikes used for grazing in dry places

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Egyptian henbane

• Specialized

9.9

A poisonous plant from North Africa and the Middle East whose leaves people use in medicine

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Egyptian Islamic Jihad

• NSFW

9.9

An Islamic group in Egypt that used violence to try to replace the government

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Egyptian jackal

9.9

A wild animal like a small dog from northern African deserts that hunts at night

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology