Upper Egypt

proper noun

The part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. EgyptologyThe part of Ancient Egypt south of Memphis, so named because the Nile flows south to north.

Translations

Arabic صَعِيد مِصْر
  • صَعِيد مِصْر (ṣaʕid miṣr)Southern Egypt
Chinese Mandarin 上埃及
  • 上埃及 (Shàng Āijí)Southern Egypt
Dutch Opper-Egypte
  • Opper-EgypteSouthern Egypt
Finnish Ylä-Egypti
  • Ylä-EgyptiSouthern Egypt
French Haute-Égypte
  • Haute-ÉgypteSouthern Egypt
German Oberägypten
  • OberägyptenSouthern Egypt
Greek Άνω Αίγυπτος
  • Άνω Αίγυπτος (Áno Aígyptos)Southern Egypt
Hebrew מצרים העליונה, פתרוס
  • מצרים העליונהSouthern Egypt
  • פתרוסSouthern Egypt
Hindi ऊपरी मिस्र
  • ऊपरी मिस्र (ūparī misr)Southern Egypt
Hungarian Felső-Egyiptom
  • Felső-EgyiptomSouthern Egypt
Irish an Éigipt Uachtarach
  • an Éigipt UachtarachSouthern Egypt
Japanese 上エジプト
  • 上エジプト (Kamiejiputo)Southern Egypt
Korean 상이집트
  • 상이집트 (Sang'ijipteu)Southern Egypt
Latin Aegyptus superior
  • Aegyptus superiorSouthern Egypt
Polish Górny Egipt
  • Górny EgiptSouthern Egypt
Portuguese Alto Egito
  • Alto EgitoSouthern Egypt
Russian Ве́рхний Еги́пет
  • Ве́рхний Еги́пет (Vérxnij Jegípet)Southern Egypt
Spanish Alto Egipto
  • Alto EgiptoSouthern Egypt
Turkish Yukarı Mısır
  • Yukarı MısırSouthern Egypt
Cite this entry
APA

Upper Egypt. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Egypt

MLA

“Upper Egypt.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Egypt. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Upper Egypt,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Upper%20Egypt.

Source: Upper Egypt on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.