Égyptien

== French == === Alternative forms === Egyptien Ægyptien (archaic) === Etymology === From Égypte +‎ -ien. === Pronunciation === === Noun === Égyptien m (plural Égyptiens, feminine Égyptienne) Egyptian (person) Hyponyms: Alexandrin, Cairote ==== Usage notes ==== In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics. === Further reading === “Égyptien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012