𓂋 𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏏
Ancient Egyptian
Afro-Asiatic · historical / hidden variety
Ancient Egyptian was spoken for over 3,000 years along the Nile, from the Old Kingdom through the Roman period — one of the longest continuously attested languages in human history. Written in hieroglyphs, hieratic, demotic, and finally Coptic alphabet, it is preserved in pyramid inscriptions, papyri, and monumental temple decoration. Its Afro-Asiatic kinship was confirmed only after Champollion's 1822 decipherment of the Rosetta Stone gave scholars access to the corpus.
Where it is spoken
87 core words in Ancient Egyptian
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| Meaning | Ancient Egyptian | Coptic | Akkadian | Manx | Zeme Naga | Parthian | Sidamo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water | 𓈗 /muː/ | ⲙⲟⲟⲩ /moːu/ | 𒀀 /muː/ | ushtey /ˈuʃtʲə/ | hedui /hedui/ | āb /aːb/ | waa /waː/ |
| Fire | 𓏴𓏏𓊮 /sedʒet/ | ⲕⲣⲱⲙ /kroːm/ | 𒉈𒌋 /iʃaːtu/ | aile /ailʲ/ | hemi /hemi/ | ādar /aːdar/ | giira /ɡiːra/ |
| Sun | 𓇳 /raː/ | ⲣⲏ /reː/ | 𒀭𒌓 /ʃamʃu/ | grian /ɡriən/ | naimik /naimik/ | xwar /xwar/ | arrishsho /arːiʃːo/ |
| Moon | 𓇹 /iaːh/ | ⲓⲟϩ /joːh/ | 𒌗 /warχu/ | eayst /eːst/ | hekeu /hekeu/ | māh /maːh/ | agana /aɡana/ |
| Star | 𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼 /seba/ | ⲥⲓⲟⲩ /siu/ | 𒀯 /kakːabu/ | rollage /ˈrolaːɡ/ | hegi /heɡi/ | astārag /asˈtaːraɡ/ | beeddakko /beːdːakko/ |
| Night | 𓎼𓂋𓎛𓇰 /ɡereh/ | ⲟⲩϣⲏ /uʃeː/ | 𒈬𒋗 /muːʃu/ | oie /ei/ | muizeu /muizeu/ | ʾxšp /xʃap/ | hashsha /haʃːa/ |
| Rain | 𓎛𓅱𓏏𓇲 /huːt/ | ϩⲱⲟⲩ /hoːu/ | 𒍪𒌦𒉡 /ˈzunnu/ | fliaghey /ˈfljaːə/ | tingrui /tiŋrui/ | wārān /waːraːn/ | xeena /tʼeːna/ |
| Snow | 𓐠𓏤𓂋𓏤𓈎𓅱𓇲𓏥 /sarakuː/ | ⲭⲓⲱⲛ /xioːn/ | 𒊭𒀠𒄖 /ʃalɡu/ | sniaghtey /ˈsnʲaxðə/ | kebun /kebun/ | wafr /wafr/ | bullaame kaade /bulːaːme kaːde/ |
| Wind | 𓍿𓄿𓅱 /tʃauː/ | ⲑⲏⲟⲩ /tʰeːu/ | 𒊭𒀀𒊒 /ʃaːru/ | geay /ɡjeː/ | tingkai /tiŋkai/ | wād /waːd/ | bubbe /bubːe/ |
| Earth | 𓇾 /ta/ | ⲕⲁϩ /kah/ | 𒅕𒍢𒌅 /ˈersˤetu/ | thalloo /ˈtalu/ | kedei /kedei/ | zamīg /zamiːɡ/ | uulla /uːlla/ |
| Stone | 𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌 /iner/ | ⲱⲛⲉ /oːnə/ | 𒀊𒉡 /abnu/ | clagh /klaːx/ | tingchu /tiŋtʃu/ | sang /saŋɡ/ | kincho /kintʃo/ |
| Mountain | 𓈋 /dʒuː/ | ⲧⲱⲟⲩ /toːu/ | 𒆳 /ʃaduː/ | slieau /slʲuː/ | peloa /peloa/ | — | gaara /ɡaːra/ |
| Sea | 𓇋𓇋𓅖𓈗𓈘𓈇 /iːm/ | ⲉⲓⲟⲙ /ejom/ | 𒀀𒀊𒁀 /tiaːmtu/ | faarkey /ˈfaːrkʲə/ | sungkeling /suŋkeliŋ/ | zrēh /zreːh/ | baare /baːre/ |
| Mother | 𓅐𓏏𓁐 /muːt/ | ⲙⲁⲁⲩ /maːu/ | 𒌝𒈬 /umːu/ | moir /mɔːɾ/ | mipui /mipui/ | mād /maːd/ | ama /ama/ |
| Father | 𓇋𓏏 /it/ | ⲉⲓⲱⲧ /ejoːt/ | 𒀊 /abu/ | ayr /ɛːr/ | mipeu /mipeu/ | pid /pid/ | anna /anːa/ |
| Daughter | 𓅭𓏏 /zat/ | ϣⲉⲉⲣⲉ /ʃeːre/ | 𒈥𒌅 /maːrtu/ | inneen /iˈneːn/ | pena /pena/ | duxt /duxt/ | beetto /beːtːo/ |
| I | 𓇋𓏌𓎡 /inek/ | ⲁⲛⲟⲕ /aˈnok/ | 𒀀𒈾𒆪 /anaːku/ | mee /miː/ | i /i/ | az /az/ | ani /ani/ |
| You | 𓈖𓏏𓎡 /netek/ | ⲛⲧⲟⲕ /ənˈtok/ | 𒀜𒋫 /atːa/ | oo /uː/ | nang /naŋ/ | tu /tuː/ | ati /ati/ |
| We | 𓇋𓈖𓈖 /inen/ | ⲁⲛⲟⲛ /aˈnon/ | 𒉌𒉡 /niːnu/ | shin /ʃin/ | anui /anui/ | amāh /amaːh/ | ninke /ninke/ |
| Name | 𓂋𓈖 /ren/ | ⲣⲁⲛ /ran/ | 𒈬 /ʃumu/ | ennym /ˈenəm/ | heji /hedʒi/ | nām /naːm/ | suʼma /suʔma/ |
| Person | 𓂋𓍿𓀀 /remetʃ/ | ⲣⲱⲙⲉ /roːme/ | 𒀀𒉿𒈝 /awiːlu/ | peiagh /pʲaːx/ | ziemmena /ziemːena/ | — | mancho /mantʃo/ |
| Head | 𓁶𓏤 /tep/ | ⲁⲡⲉ /ape/ | 𒊕𒆕 /qaqːadu/ | kione /kʲoːn/ | mipei /mipei/ | sar /sar/ | umo /umo/ |
| Eye | 𓁹 /iret/ | ⲃⲁⲗ /bal/ | 𒅆 /iːnu/ | sooill /suːlʲ/ | mik /mik/ | čašm /tʃaʃm/ | ille /ilːe/ |
| Ear | 𓄟𓋴𓇥𓂋𓄔 /mesedʒer/ | ⲙⲁⲁϫⲉ /maːdʒe/ | 𒍑𒉡 /ˈuznu/ | cleaysh /klʲaːʒ/ | mikun /mikun/ | gōš /ɡoːʃ/ | macca /matʃʼːa/ |
| Nose | 𓂉𓏤 /fenedʒ/ | ϣⲁ /ʃa/ | 𒀊𒁍 /appu/ | stroin /strɔinʲ/ | mineu /mineu/ | — | sano /sano/ |
| Mouth | 𓂋 /ra/ | ⲣⲟ /ro/ | 𒅗 /puː/ | beeal /biːl/ | mimui /mimui/ | — | afo /afo/ |
| Tooth | 𓇋𓃀𓎛𓄑 /ibeh/ | ⲛⲁϫϩⲉ /nadʒhe/ | 𒅆𒅔𒉡 /ʃinːu/ | feeackle /fiaxəl/ | migeu /miɡeu/ | dndʾn /dandaːn/ | hinko /hinko/ |
| Tongue | 𓄓 /nes/ | ⲗⲁⲥ /las/ | 𒇷𒊭𒉡 /liʃaːnu/ | çhengey /tʃeŋə/ | milei /milei/ | ʾzbʾn /izβaːn/ | arrawo /arːawo/ |
| Hand | 𓂧𓂋𓏏 /dʒeret/ | ϭⲓϫ /tʃidʒ/ | 𒋗 /qaːtu/ | laue /lɛːu/ | mipa /mipa/ | dast /dast/ | anga /anɡa/ |
| Foot | 𓂋𓂧𓂾 /red/ | ⲟⲩⲉⲣⲏⲧⲉ /uereːte/ | 𒄊 /ʃeːpu/ | cass /kaːs/ | mipidei /mipidei/ | pʾd /paːð/ | lekka /ˈlekːa/ |
| Heart | 𓇋𓃀 /ib/ | ϩⲏⲧ /heːt/ | 𒇷𒅁 /libːu/ | cree /kɾiː/ | milung /miluŋ/ | zyrd /zird/ | wodana /wodana/ |
| Bone | 𓈎𓋴𓌟 /kes/ | ⲕⲁⲥ /kas/ | 𒂊𒍢𒅎𒌅 /esˤemtu/ | craue /kreu/ | ra /ra/ | ʾstg /astaɡ/ | miqicho /mikʼitʃo/ |
| Blood | 𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐 /zenef/ | ⲥⲛⲟϥ /snof/ | 𒁕𒈬 /daːmu/ | fuill /fuːl/ | hejei /hedʒei/ | gwhn /ɡuxn/ | munde /munde/ |
| Poop | 𓎛𓋴𓄽 /hes/ | ϩⲟⲥ /hos/ | 𒍪𒌑 /zuː/ | keck /kek/ | — | — | ciilo /tʃʼiːlo/ |
| Love | 𓅓𓂋 /meri/ | ⲙⲉ /me/ | 𒊏𒄠 /raːmu/ | graih /ɡraːx/ | hung /huŋ/ | friyādan /frijaːdan/ | baxa /batʼa/ |
| Tree | 𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭 /nehet/ | ϣⲏⲛ /ʃeːn/ | 𒄑 /isˤu/ | billey /ˈbilʲə/ | hingbang /hiŋbaŋ/ | dār /daːr/ | haqqe /hakʼːe/ |
| Dog | 𓃛𓅱𓃛𓅱𓃡 /iuːiuː/ | ⲟⲩϩⲟⲣ /uhɔr/ | 𒌨𒁇 /kalbu/ | moddey /ˈmɔðə/ | hetei /hetei/ | spag /spaɡ/ | woshichcho /woʃitʃːo/ |
| Cat | 𓏇𓇋𓅱𓃠 /miuː/ | ⲉⲙⲟⲩ /emu/ | 𒋗𒊏𒉡 /ʃuraːnu/ | kayt /kat/ | ngngiaune /ŋːiaune/ | — /—/ | adurree /adurːeː/ |
| Fish | 𓂋𓅓 /rem/ | ⲧⲃⲧ /təbt/ | 𒄩 /nuːnu/ | eeast /iːst/ | heka /heka/ | mʾsyg /maːsjaɡ/ | qulxuʼme /kʼultʼuʔme/ |
| Bird | 𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅬 /aped/ | ϩⲁⲗⲏⲧ /haˈleːt/ | 𒅖𒍪𒊒 /isˤsˤuːru/ | ushag /ˈuʒaɡ/ | nruine /nruine/ | murw /murw/ | ceʼa /tʃʼeʔa/ |
| Egg | 𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆇 /suːhet/ | ⲥⲟⲟⲩϩⲉ /soːuhe/ | 𒉭 /peːlu/ | ooh /uː/ | nruibum /nruibum/ | — | quuphichcho /kʼuːpʼitʃːo/ |
| Horse | 𓋴𓋴𓅓𓏏𓃗 /sesemet/ | ϩⲧⲟ /hto/ | 𒀲𒆳𒊏 /sisuː/ | cabbyl /ˈkaːbəl/ | hekun /hekun/ | — | farashsho /faraʃːo/ |
| House | 𓉐 /per/ | ⲏⲓ /eːj/ | 𒂍 /biːtu/ | thie /tai/ | heki /heki/ | xānag /xaːnaɡ/ | mine /mine/ |
| Milk | 𓇋𓂋𓍿𓏏𓏈 /irtʃet/ | ⲉⲣⲱⲧⲉ /eroːte/ | 𒅆𒅖𒁍 /ʃizbu/ | bainney /ˈbanʲə/ | tungdui /tuŋdui/ | — | ado /ado/ |
| Honey | 𓆤𓏏 /bit/ | ⲉⲃⲓⲱ /ebioː/ | 𒁲𒅖𒁍 /diʃpu/ | mill /mil/ | ngkuidi /ŋkuidi/ | — | malawo /malawo/ |
| Salt | 𓎛𓌳𓄿𓏏𓍖𓈒𓏥 /hemat/ | ϩⲙⲟⲩ /hmu/ | 𒋰𒌅 /tˤaːbtu/ | sollan /ˈsolan/ | nehai /nehai/ | — | maxine /matʼine/ |
| Wine | 𓇋𓂋𓊪𓏊 /irep/ | ⲏⲣⲡ /eːrp/ | 𒅗𒊏𒉡 /karaːnu/ | feeyn /fiːn/ | wain /wain/ | — | woyinete xajje /wojinete tʼadʒːe/ |
| Iron | 𓃀𓇋𓄿𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯 /bia en pet/ | ⲃⲉⲛⲓⲡⲉ /benipe/ | 𒁇𒍣𒅋𒇻 /parzillu/ | yiarn /jaːrn/ | hegei /heɡei/ | — | siwiila /siwiːla/ |
| Book | 𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼𓏤 /medʒat/ | ϫⲱⲙ /tʃoːm/ | — | lioar /lʲoːr/ | leisi /leisi/ | — | maxaafa /matʼaːfa/ |
| Eat | 𓃹𓈖𓅓𓀁 /wenem/ | ⲟⲩⲱⲙ /uoːm/ | 𒀀𒅗𒇻 /akaːlu/ | gee /ɡʲiː/ | teu /teu/ | xward- /xward/ | ita /ita/ |
| Drink | 𓊃𓅨𓂋𓀁 /zuːr/ | ⲥⲱ /soː/ | 𒊮𒌅 /ʃatuː/ | iu /juː/ | sak /sak/ | pī- /piː/ | aga /aɡa/ |
| Sleep | 𓋴𓇥𓂋 /sedʒer/ | ⲛⲕⲟⲧ /ənkot/ | 𒍝𒆷𒇻 /sˤalaːlu/ | cadley /ˈkaðlə/ | zei /zei/ | xwsp- /xusp/ | goxa /ɡotʼa/ |
| One | 𓏤 /waː/ | ⲟⲩⲁ /ua/ | 𒁹 /iʃteːn/ | nane /nɛːn/ | kat /kat/ | ēw /eːw/ | mitto /mitːo/ |
| Two | 𓌢𓏌𓏤𓏤 /senuːi/ | ⲥⲛⲁⲩ /ˈsnau/ | 𒈫 /ʃina/ | jees /dʒiːs/ | kena /kena/ | dō /doː/ | lame /lame/ |
| Three | 𓏼 /xemetuː/ | ϣⲟⲙⲧ /ʃomt/ | 𒐈 /ʃalaːʃ/ | tree /triː/ | kechum /ketʃum/ | hry /hreː/ | sase /sase/ |
| Four | 𓏽 /ifeduː/ | ϥⲧⲟⲟⲩ /ftoːu/ | 𒐉 /erbe/ | kiare /kʲeːr/ | medai /mədai/ | čafār /tʃafaːr/ | shoole /ʃoːle/ |
| Five | 𓏾 /diuː/ | ϯⲟⲩ /tiu/ | 𒄩𒈩 /χamiʃ/ | queig /kweɡ/ | mengeu /meŋeu/ | panj /pandʒ/ | onte /onte/ |
| Hundred | 𓍢 /ʃet/ | ϣⲉ /ʃe/ | 𒈨𒀜 /meʔat/ | keead /kʲiːd/ | heiket /heiket/ | — | xibbe /tʼibːe/ |
| Hello | 𓇋𓐩𓆓𓏛𓁷𓏤 /inedʒ her/ | ⲛⲟⲩϥⲣⲓ /nufri/ | 𒁲 /ʃulmu/ | moghrey mie /ˈmɔɣrə maɪ/ | hangba /haŋba/ | drōd /droːd/ | nagaa yiʼne /naɡaː jiʔne/ |
| Thank you | 𓇼𓊹𓈖 /duːa netʃer en/ | ϣⲉⲡϩⲙⲟⲧ /ʃephmot/ | 𒁲𒌅 /taʃlimtu/ | gura mie ayd /ˈɡura miː eːd/ | kazi /kazi/ | spās /spaːs/ | galiʼne /ɡaliʔne/ |
| Good | 𓄤 /nefer/ | ⲛⲁⲛⲟⲩ /nanu/ | 𒄭𒄀 /damqu/ | mie /maɪ/ | keibe /keibe/ | nēw /neːw/ | danchu /dantʃu/ |
| New | 𓌳𓄿𓅱𓏛 /mauːi/ | ⲃⲣⲣⲉ /bərːe/ | 𒉋 /eʃːu/ | noa /noː/ | karchibe /kartʃibe/ | nawāg /nawaːɡ/ | haaro /haːro/ |
| Red | 𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟 /deʃer/ | ⲧⲣⲟϣⲣⲉϣ /troʃreʃ/ | 𒊓𒀀𒈬 /saːmu/ | jiarg /dʒarɡ/ | kegebe /keɡebe/ | swxr /suxr/ | duuma /duːma/ |
| White | 𓌉 /hedʒ/ | ⲟⲩⲟⲃϣ /uobʃ/ | 𒌓 /pesˤuː/ | bane /beːn/ | kehabe /kehabe/ | ispēd /ispeːd/ | waajjo /waːdʒːo/ |
| Black | 𓆎𓅓 /kem/ | ⲕⲁⲙⲉ /kame/ | 𒍝𒀠𒈬 /sˤalmu/ | doo /duː/ | ketikbe /ketikbe/ | — | kolishsho /koliʃːo/ |
| Green | 𓇅 /wadʒ/ | ⲟⲩⲟⲧⲟⲩⲉⲧ /uotuet/ | 𒅊 /warqu/ | glass /ɡlaːs/ | kanzaibe /kanzaibe/ | — | hanja /handʒa/ |
| Ninety-nine | 𓎎𓐂 /pesedʒiuː pesedʒuː/ | ⲡⲥⲧⲁⲓⲟⲩⲯⲓⲥ /pstaiupsis/ | — | kiare feed as nuy-jeig /kʲeːr fiːdʲ as nei dʒeɡ/ | riaksekui ze sekui /riaksekui ze sekui/ | — | honsayina honse /honsajina honse/ |
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