Egyptaland

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse Egiptaland; first part from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (already found in the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah’s temple in the important city of Memphis, whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [eˈtʃɪʰptalant] === Proper noun === Egyptaland n Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) ==== Declension ==== == Icelandic == === Etymology === From Old Norse Egiptaland; first part from Latin Aegyptus, from Ancient Greek Αἴγυπτος (Aíguptos) (already found in the Mycenaean Greek ethnonym 𐁁𐀓𐀠𐀴𐀍 (a3-ku-pi-ti-jo, “Egyptian”)), from Egyptian ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ (literally “The temple of the ka of Ptah”), referring to Ptah’s temple in the important city of Memphis, whose Late Egyptian pronunciation is reflected by Akkadian 𒄭𒆪𒌒𒋫𒀪 (ḫikuptaḫ). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛːcɪftaˌlant/ Rhymes: -ant === Proper noun === Egyptaland n (proper noun, genitive singular Egyptalands) Egypt (a country in North Africa and West Asia) ==== Declension ====