Meanings
adjectiveEgyptian (not comparable)
alternative obsolete Aegiptian · alternative obsolete Ægiptian · alternative obsolete Ægyptian
- not comparableOf, from, or pertaining to Egypt, the Egyptian people or the Egyptian language.
nounEgyptian (plural Egyptians)
plural Egyptians · alternative obsolete Aegiptian · alternative obsolete Ægiptian · alternative obsolete Ægyptian
- datedA gypsy.
I went to see the Egyptian, and the Hoodoo doctors too. They shook their heads, and told me there was nothing they could do.
1968, Little Brother Montgomery, Bruce Saunders, "Prescription for the Blues", Like to Get to Know You (Spanky & Our Gang)1 more example
The people then assembled in this barn were no other than a company of Egyptians, or, as they are vulgarly called, gypsies, and they were now celebrating the wedding of one of their society.
1749, Henry Fielding, The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC
proper noun
alternative obsolete Aegiptian · alternative obsolete Ægiptian · alternative obsolete Ægyptian
- The Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt
Synonyms: Ancient Egyptian
- The modern Egyptian Arabic language.
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe Afroasiatic language spoken (and written) in ancient Egypt
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nounthe ancient and now extinct language of Egypt under the Pharaohs; written records date back to 3000 BC
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Egyptian language
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Origin
- Middle EnglishEgipcien
- EnglishEgyptian
From Middle English Egipcien, egyptiane. Displaced Old English Egyptisċ. By surface analysis, Egypt + -ian.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Egipties, Egipties
- Egiptiesof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Egiptiesof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Egiptenaarperson from Egypt
- Egiptenareperson from Egypt
Ancient Greek Αἰγύπτιος, Αἰγύπτιος
- Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Αἰγύπτιος (Aigúptios)person from Egypt
- Αἰγύπτια (Aigúptia)person from Egypt
- Αἰγυπτιακή (Aiguptiakḗ)language
Arabic مِصْرِيّ, مِصْرِيّ
- مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy)person from Egypt
- مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya)person from Egypt
- مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya)language
- مَصْرِيَّة (maṣriyya)language
Bengali মিশরীয়, মিশরীয়
- মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo)person from Egypt
- মিশরীয় (miśoriẏo)language
Bulgarian египетски, египтя́нин
- египетски (egipetski)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- египтя́нин (egiptjánin)person from Egypt
- египетски (egipetski)language
Catalan egipcià, egipcià
- egipciàof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egipciàof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egipciàperson from Egypt
- egipcianaperson from Egypt
- egipciàlanguage
Chinese Mandarin 埃及的, 埃及的
- 埃及的 (Āijí de)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- 埃及的 (Āijí de)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- 埃及人 (Āijírén)person from Egypt
- 埃及語 /埃及语 (Āijíyǔ)language
Czech egyptský, egyptský
- egyptskýof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egyptskýof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Egypťanperson from Egypt
- egyptštinalanguage
Danish egyptisk, ægyptisk
- egyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- ægyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- ægyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egypterperson from Egypt
- ægypterperson from Egypt
- ægyptisklanguage
Dutch Egyptisch, Egyptisch
- Egyptischof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Egyptischof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Egyptenaarperson from Egypt
- Egyptischlanguage
Esperanto egipta, egipta
- egiptaof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egiptaof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egiptoperson from Egypt
Estonian egiptuse, egiptlane
- egiptuseof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egiptlaneperson from Egypt
Finnish egyptiläinen, egyptiläinen
- egyptiläinenof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egyptiläinenof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egyptiläinenperson from Egypt
- egyptilanguage
French égyptien, égyptienne
- égyptienof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- égyptienneof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- égyptienof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- égyptienneof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Égyptienperson from Egypt
- Égyptienneperson from Egypt
- Egyptienperson from Egypt
- Egyptienneperson from Egypt
- égyptienlanguage
German ägyptisch, ägyptisch
- ägyptischof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- ägyptischof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Ägypterperson from Egypt
- Ägypterinperson from Egypt
- Ägyptischlanguage
Greek αιγυπτιακός, αιγυπτιακός
- αιγυπτιακός (aigyptiakós)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- αιγυπτιακός (aigyptiakós)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Αιγύπτιος (Aigýptios)person from Egypt
- Αιγύπτια (Aigýptia)person from Egypt
- αιγυπτιακά (aigyptiaká)language
Hawaiian ʻAikupika, ʻAikupika
- ʻAikupikaof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- ʻAikupikaof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- ʻAikupikaperson from Egypt
Hebrew מִצְרִי, מִצְרִי
- מִצְרִי (mitsrí)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- מִצְרִי (mitsrí)person from Egypt
- מצרית (mitsrit)language
Hindi मिस्री, मिस्री
- मिस्री (misrī)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- मिस्री (misrī)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- मिस्री (misrī)person from Egypt
- मिस्री (misrī)language
Hungarian egyiptomi, egyiptomi
- egyiptomiof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egyiptomiof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egyiptomiperson from Egypt
- egyiptomilanguage
Icelandic egypskur, egypskur
- egypskurof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egypskurof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Egyptiperson from Egypt
- Egyptarperson from Egypt
- egypskalanguage
Irish Éigipteach, Éigipteach
- Éigipteachof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Éigipteachof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Éigipteachperson from Egypt
- Éigiptislanguage
Italian egiziano, egiziano
- egizianoof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egizianoperson from Egypt
- egiziacoperson from Egypt
- egizianaperson from Egypt
- egizianiperson from Egypt
- egizianeperson from Egypt
- egiziolanguage
- lingua egizialanguage
Japanese エジプトの, エジプト人
- エジプトの (Ejiputo no)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- エジプト人 (ejiputojin)person from Egypt
- エジプト語 (Ejiputo-go)language
Korean 이집트의, 이집트인
- 이집트의 (Ijipteu-ui)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- 이집트인 (ijipteu'in)person from Egypt
- 이집트 사람 (ijipteu saram)person from Egypt
Latin aegyptius, aegyptia
- aegyptiusof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- aegyptiaof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- aegyptiacusof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- aegyptiacaof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- aegyptiusof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- aegyptiaof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- aegyptiacusof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- aegyptiacaof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- aegyptiusperson from Egypt
- aegyptiaperson from Egypt
- aegyptiacusperson from Egypt
- aegyptiacaperson from Egypt
- lingua aegyptialanguage
- lingua aegyptiacalanguage
Latvian ēģiptiešu, ēģiptisks
- ēģiptiešuof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- ēģiptisksof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- ēģiptietisperson from Egypt
- ēģiptieteperson from Egypt
Lithuanian egiptietiškas, egiptiečių
- egiptietiškasof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egiptiečiųof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egiptietisperson from Egypt
Malay Mesir, orang Mesir
- Mesirof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- orang Mesirof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Mesirof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- orang Mesirperson from Egypt
- Mesirperson from Egypt
- bahasa Mesirlanguage
- Mesirlanguage
Norwegian Bokmål egyptisk, egyptisk
- egyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egypterperson from Egypt
- egyptisklanguage
Persian مصری
- مصری (mesri)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
Polish egipski, egipski
- egipskiof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egipskiof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Egipcjaninperson from Egypt
- Egipcjankaperson from Egypt
- egipskilanguage
Portuguese egípcio, egipciano
- egípcioof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egipcianoof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egípcioof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egipcianoof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egípcioperson from Egypt
- egípciaperson from Egypt
- egipcianoperson from Egypt
- egipcianaperson from Egypt
- egípciolanguage
Romanian egiptean, egiptean
- egipteanof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egipteanof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egipteanperson from Egypt
- egipteanăperson from Egypt
- egipteancăperson from Egypt
- egipteanălanguage
Russian еги́петский, еги́петский
- еги́петский (jegípetskij)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- еги́петский (jegípetskij)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- египтя́нин (jegiptjánin)person from Egypt
- египтя́нка (jegiptjánka)person from Egypt
- еги́петский (jegípetskij)language
Scottish Gaelic Èipheiteach
- Èipheiteachof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
Slovak egyptský, egyptský
- egyptskýof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egyptskýof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Egypťanperson from Egypt
- Egypťankaperson from Egypt
Spanish egipcio, egipciano
- egipcioof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egipcianoof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egipcioof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egipcianoof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egipcioperson from Egypt
- egipciaperson from Egypt
- egipcianoperson from Egypt
- egipcianaperson from Egypt
- egipciolanguage
Swahili Kimisri, Mmisri
- Kimisriof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Mmisriperson from Egypt
- Kimisrilanguage
Swedish egyptisk, egyptisk
- egyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- egyptiskof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- egyptierperson from Egypt
- egyptiskaperson from Egypt
- egyptiskalanguage
- fornegyptiskalanguage
Tagalog Ehipsiyo, Ehipsiyo
- Ehipsiyoof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Ehipsiyoof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
Thai อียิปต์
- อียิปต์ (ii-yìp)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
Turkish Mısırlı, Mısır
- Mısırlıof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Mısırof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Mısırlıof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Mısırlıperson from Egypt
Ukrainian єги́петський, єги́петський
- єги́петський (jehýpetsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- єги́петський (jehýpetsʹkyj)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- єги́петська мо́ва (jehýpetsʹka móva)language
Vietnamese Ai Cập, người Ai Cập
- Ai Cậpof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- người Ai Cậpperson from Egypt
- tiếng Ai Cậplanguage
Welsh Eifftaidd, Eifftaidd
- Eifftaiddof, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- Eifftaiddof, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- Eifftiwrperson from Egypt
- Eifftiadperson from Egypt
- Eifftesperson from Egypt
- Eiffteglanguage
Yiddish מיצריש, מיצריש
- מיצריש (mitsrish)of, from, or pertaining to Egypt
- מיצריש (mitsrish)of, from, or pertaining to Egyptians
- מיצרי (mitsri)person from Egypt
- מיצרית (mitsris)person from Egypt
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Cite this entry
APA
Egyptian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian
MLA
“Egyptian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Egyptian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Egyptian.
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