Editing Egyptian language (section)

==Legacy==
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The Egyptian language survived through the Middle Ages and into the early modern period in the form of the [[Coptic language]]. Coptic survived past the 16th century only as an isolated vernacular and as a [[liturgical language]] for the [[Coptic Orthodox Church|Coptic Orthodox]] and [[Coptic Catholic Church]]es. Coptic also had an enduring effect on [[Egyptian Arabic]], which replaced Coptic as the main daily language in Egypt; the [[Egyptian Arabic#Coptic substratum|Coptic substratum]] in Egyptian Arabic appears in certain aspects of syntax and to a lesser degree in vocabulary and phonology.

In antiquity, Egyptian exerted some influence on [[Classical Greek]], so that a number of Egyptian loanwords into Greek survive into modern usage. Examples include:
* {{wikt-lang|en|ebony}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|hbnj}}, via Greek and then Latin)
* {{wikt-lang|en|ivory}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|ꜣbw}}, via Latin)
* {{wikt-lang|en|natron}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|nṯrj}}, via Greek)
* {{wikt-lang|en|lily}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|ḥrrt}}, Coptic {{Wikt-lang|cop|ϩⲗⲏⲣⲓ|hlēri}}, via Greek)
* {{wikt-lang|en|ibis}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|hbj}}, via Greek)
* {{wikt-lang|en|oasis}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|wḥꜣt}}, via Greek)
* {{wikt-lang|en|barge}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|bꜣjr}}, via Greek))
* possibly {{wikt-lang|en|cat}}{{NoteTag|Possibly the precursor of Coptic {{Wikt-lang|cop|ϣⲁⲩ|šau}} ("tomcat") suffixed with feminine {{Wikt-lang|egy|-t}}, but some authorities dispute this, e.g. {{cite book |first=John |last=Huehnergard |chapter=Qiṭṭa: Arabic Cats |title=Classical Arabic Humanities in Their Own Terms |year=2007 |pages=407–418 |doi=10.1163/ej.9789004165731.i-612.89|isbn=978-90-04-16573-1 }}.}}
* {{wikt-lang|en|pharaoh}} (Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|pr_ꜥꜣ|pr ꜥꜣ}}, {{lit}} "great house", via Hebrew and Greek)

The Hebrew Bible also contains some words, terms, and names that are thought by scholars to be Egyptian in origin. An example of this is [[Zaphnath-Paaneah]], the Egyptian name given to [[Joseph (Genesis)|Joseph]].

The etymological root of [[Name of Egypt|"Egypt"]] is the same as ''[[Copts]]'', ultimately from the Late Egyptian name of [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], ''Hikuptah'', a continuation of Middle Egyptian {{Wikt-lang|egy|ḥwt-kꜣ-ptḥ}} ({{lit}} "temple of the [[Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul|ka (soul)]] of [[Ptah]]").<ref>{{cite journal|last= Hoffmeier|first =James K|title =Rameses of the Exodus narratives is the 13th B.C. Royal Ramesside Residence|journal =[[Trinity Journal (theology)|Trinity Journal]]|page = 1|date = 1 October 2007|url=https://www.galaxie.com/article/13430}}</ref>