𓂋 𓈖 𓆎𓅓𓏏

Ancient Egyptian

Afro-Asiatic · historical / hidden variety

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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

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87 core words in Ancient Egyptian

Water

𓈗

muː

Fire

𓏴𓏏𓊮

sedʒet

Sun

𓇳

raː

Moon

𓇹

iaːh

Star

𓋴𓃀𓄿𓇼

seba

Night

𓎼𓂋𓎛𓇰

ɡereh

Rain

𓎛𓅱𓏏𓇲

huːt

Snow

𓐠𓏤𓂋𓏤𓈎𓅱𓇲𓏥

sarakuː

Wind

𓍿𓄿𓅱

tʃauː

Earth

𓇾

ta

Stone

𓇋𓈖𓂋𓊌

iner

Mountain

𓈋

dʒuː

Sea

𓇋𓇋𓅖𓈗𓈘𓈇

iːm

Mother

𓅐𓏏𓁐

muːt

Father

𓇋𓏏

it

Daughter

𓅭𓏏

zat

I

𓇋𓏌𓎡

inek

You

𓈖𓏏𓎡

netek

We

𓇋𓈖𓈖

inen

Name

𓂋𓈖

ren

Person

𓂋𓍿𓀀

remetʃ

Head

𓁶𓏤

tep

Eye

𓁹

iret

Ear

𓄟𓋴𓇥𓂋𓄔

mesedʒer

Nose

𓂉𓏤

fenedʒ

Mouth

𓂋

ra

Tooth

𓇋𓃀𓎛𓄑

ibeh

Tongue

𓄓

nes

Hand

𓂧𓂋𓏏

dʒeret

Foot

𓂋𓂧𓂾

red

Heart

𓇋𓃀

ib

Bone

𓈎𓋴𓌟

kes

Blood

𓊃𓈖𓆑𓂐

zenef

Poop

𓎛𓋴𓄽

hes

Love

𓅓𓂋

meri

Tree

𓈖𓉔𓏏𓆭

nehet

Dog

𓃛𓅱𓃛𓅱𓃡

iuːiuː

Cat

𓏇𓇋𓅱𓃠

miuː

Fish

𓂋𓅓

rem

Bird

𓄿𓊪𓂧𓅬

aped

Egg

𓋴𓅱𓎛𓏏𓆇

suːhet

Horse

𓋴𓋴𓅓𓏏𓃗

sesemet

House

𓉐

per

Milk

𓇋𓂋𓍿𓏏𓏈

irtʃet

Honey

𓆤𓏏

bit

Salt

𓎛𓌳𓄿𓏏𓍖𓈒𓏥

hemat

Wine

𓇋𓂋𓊪𓏊

irep

Iron

𓃀𓇋𓄿𓈖𓊪𓏏𓇯

bia en pet

Book

𓏛𓏏𓏤𓍼𓏤

medʒat

Eat

𓃹𓈖𓅓𓀁

wenem

Drink

𓊃𓅨𓂋𓀁

zuːr

Sleep

𓋴𓇥𓂋

sedʒer

One

𓏤

waː

Two

𓌢𓏌𓏤𓏤

senuːi

Three

𓏼

xemetuː

Four

𓏽

ifeduː

Five

𓏾

diuː

Hundred

𓍢

ʃet

Hello

𓇋𓐩𓆓𓏛𓁷𓏤

inedʒ her

Thank you

𓇼𓊹𓈖

duːa netʃer en

Good

𓄤

nefer

New

𓌳𓄿𓅱𓏛

mauːi

Red

𓂧𓈙𓂋𓅟

deʃer

White

𓌉

hedʒ

Black

𓆎𓅓

kem

Green

𓇅

wadʒ

Ninety-nine

𓎎𓐂

pesedʒiuː pesedʒuː

Sources

Words compared

Compared with languages in the same classification: Afro-Asiatic

Meaning Ancient EgyptianCopticAkkadianManxZeme NagaParthianSidamo
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/
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Word order compared

Compare with major world languages

Ancient Egyptian
𓅓𓂋𓏏|mrt 𓇋|.j 𓅓𓂝𓂝|mꜣꜣ.n.j 𓎛𓃀𓋴|ḥbs 𓅓 𓅱𓇋𓂝𓏏|m wjꜥ.t 𓂋 𓉐|r-ḥꜣ.t pr
I want to try on a suit I saw ‌in a shop across from the hotel
Ich möchte einen Anzug anprobieren den ich in einem Geschäft gegenüber vom Hotel gesehen habe
मैं होटल के सामने एक दुकान में देखा सूट को पहनकर देखना चाहता हूँ
私は ホテルの 向かいの お店 で 見た スーツを 試着 したいです
我 想 试穿 酒店 对面的 商店 里 看到的 那套西装
أنا أريد أن أجرب بدلة رأيتها في محل مقابل الفندق
Я хочу примерить костюм который я увидел в магазине напротив отеля

Compare with languages in the same classification

anāku erriš labāšu lubāri ša amuru ina bīti mehret bīt nubatti
Ancient Egyptian
𓅓𓂋𓏏|mrt 𓇋|.j 𓅓𓂝𓂝|mꜣꜣ.n.j 𓎛𓃀𓋴|ḥbs 𓅓 𓅱𓇋𓂝𓏏|m wjꜥ.t 𓂋 𓉐|r-ḥꜣ.t pr
ⲁⲛⲟⲕ ⲉⲓⲟⲩⲱϣ ⲛⲧⲁϣⲉⲡ ⲟⲩϩⲃⲥⲱ ⲉⲧⲁⲓⲛⲁⲩ ϩⲛ ⲟⲩⲁⲡⲟⲑⲏⲕⲏ ⲙⲡⲉⲙⲧⲟ ⲙⲡⲙⲁⲛϣⲱⲡⲉ
أنا أبي أجرب البدلة اللي شفتها في المحل مقابل الفندق
Ina so in gwada rigar ‌da na gani a shago gaban hotel

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