Ancient Egypt

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeɪn.ʃənˈtiː.d͡ʒɪpt/
  • (weak vowel merger) IPA^(key): /ˌeɪn.ʃənˈtiː.d͡ʒəpt/

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Proper noun

Ancient Egypt

2. (historical) A civilization that existed in the valley of the Nile River from c. 3150 BCE to 30 BCE.

Translations

civilization

• Arabic: مِصْر اَلْقَدِيمَة f (miṣr al-qadīma)
• Armenian: Հին Եգիպտոս (Hin Egiptos)
• Azerbaijani: Qədim Misir
• Belarusian: Старажы́тны Егі́пет m (Staražýtny Jehípjet)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 古埃及 (zh) (Gǔ-Āijí)

• Egyptian: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: muinainen Egypti
• French: Égypte antique f
• Galician: Antigo Exipto m
• Georgian: ძველი ეგვიპტე (ʒveli egviṗṭe)
• German: altes Ägypten n
• Greek: Αρχαία Αίγυπτος f (Archaía Aígyptos)
• Hindi: प्राचीन मिस्र m (prācīn misr)
• Japanese: 古代エジプト (ja) (kodai Ejiputo)
• Korean: 고대 이집트 (godae Ijipteu)
• Malay: Mesir Purba
• Marathi: प्राचीन इजिप्त (prācīn ijipta)
• Mongolian: Эртний Египет (mn) (Ertnii Jegipet), Эртний Мисир (Ertnii Misir)
• Persian: مصر باستان (mesr-e bâstân)
• Portuguese: Antigo Egito m
• Russian: Дре́вний Еги́пет m (Drévnij Jegípet)
• Swahili: Misri ya Kale
• Tajik: Мисри Қадим (Misr-i Qadim)
• Turkish: Antik Mısır
• Ukrainian: Старода́вній Єги́пет m (Starodávnij Jehýpet)
• Vietnamese: Ai Cập cổ đại
• Welsh: yr Hen Aifft f

Further reading

• Ancient Egypt on Wikipedia.Wikipedia