Egyptian language
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- noun
- /ɪˈdʒɪpʃən ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/
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idioma egipcio
- Egypt has an Egyptian language; Lebanon has a Lebanese language; the Hijaz has a Hijazi language; and so forth—and all of these languages are by no means Arabic languages.
Examples
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The problem is that none of them had a magic rock to put into their hat in order to translate the Reformed Egyptian language.
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Archaeologists have discovered ancient texts written in the Egyptian language, revealing insights into the culture of the Pharaohs.
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Did he use his magic rock like he did when he translated the Reformed Egyptian language from the gold plates (which incidentally weren't even present during the process)?
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Scholars study the Egyptian language to better understand historical religious practices in ancient Egypt.
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The Egyptian language was used for thousands of years, but it eventually became extinct after the fall of the ancient civilization.
Synonyms
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The old language used in ancient Egypt by the pharaohs
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'Egyptian' (relating to Egypt) + 'language' = the language of Egypt, so a learner who knows both words can infer it refers to a language associated with Egypt. While the precise historical sense ('ancient, extinct under the Pharaohs') may require context, the basic referential meaning is transparently derived and follows normal adjective + noun composition found cross-linguistically.
Etymology
Egyptian language gets its name from the country Egypt and the people who lived there long ago. People saw the carved pictures and signs on temples and tombs and called that speech and writing the 'Egyptian language', so today the phrase means the ancient language used by the pharaohs.