Comments on: Egyptian word of the week http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/ An Egyptologist's blog about everything ancient Egyptian Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:41:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Su Bayfield http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-774 Su Bayfield Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:56:29 +0000 http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/#comment-774 Hi Margaret This is a great exercise. I hope you keep it going. I did a lot of work on learning hieroglyphs several years ago and while some words stay with me, many get lost if I'm not reading them constantly. Every time I go to Egypt I'm having to re-learn hieroglyphs. What I need is a daily reminder!! Thankyou and keep up the good work. Hi Margaret

This is a great exercise. I hope you keep it going. I did a lot of work on learning hieroglyphs several years ago and while some words stay with me, many get lost if I’m not reading them constantly. Every time I go to Egypt I’m having to re-learn hieroglyphs. What I need is a daily reminder!!
Thankyou and keep up the good work.

]]> By: Aayko http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-768 Aayko Mon, 29 Oct 2007 12:57:34 +0000 http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/#comment-768 Izzy, For an overview of ancient Egyptian words that survive in English, see <a href="http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/4482/AEloans.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/4482/AEloans.html</a> Not sure if URLs survive the form. Izzy,
For an overview of ancient Egyptian words that
survive in English, see

http://www.geocities.com/TimesSquare/Alley/4482/AEloans.html

Not sure if URLs survive the form.

]]> By: Izzy http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-661 Izzy Fri, 19 Oct 2007 09:51:38 +0000 http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/#comment-661 I've also read that the word 'ivory' is actually derived from Egyptian too! Apparently it comes from the word for elephant, which was abu or ibu, but when the word became Coptic, the b changed into a v (I think this is because of Greek influence, their letter 'beta' is actually a v, not a b, though this is in modern Greek, not sure about ancient Greek) and so the word was pronounced 'ivu' or something like that. This eventually entered English as ivory. So yes, that song lyric really is quite ancient! :) I'd be interested to know what other words from the Egyptian language have made it into English. I've heard a lot of claims that 'alchemy' is one of them but I'm not sure about that. I've read that 'desert' is not one of those words loaned from Egyptian, despite 'deshret' meaning essentially the same thing as 'desert'. I thought it was from the Egyptian word for the red land, but it's apparently a linguistic red herring, the word 'desert' is from Latin which didn't come via Egyptian... I’ve also read that the word ‘ivory’ is actually derived from Egyptian too! Apparently it comes from the word for elephant, which was abu or ibu, but when the word became Coptic, the b changed into a v (I think this is because of Greek influence, their letter ‘beta’ is actually a v, not a b, though this is in modern Greek, not sure about ancient Greek) and so the word was pronounced ‘ivu’ or something like that. This eventually entered English as ivory. So yes, that song lyric really is quite ancient! :)

I’d be interested to know what other words from the Egyptian language have made it into English.

I’ve heard a lot of claims that ‘alchemy’ is one of them but I’m not sure about that. I’ve read that ‘desert’ is not one of those words loaned from Egyptian, despite ‘deshret’ meaning essentially the same thing as ‘desert’. I thought it was from the Egyptian word for the red land, but it’s apparently a linguistic red herring, the word ‘desert’ is from Latin which didn’t come via Egyptian…

]]> By: Pier http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-656 Pier Thu, 18 Oct 2007 21:38:33 +0000 http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/#comment-656 Very interesting, I hope you continue! 10 years ago, a friend of mine was in London and bought for me the Gardiner's grammar. I tried to learn hieroglyphics, but at the fourth lesson I was defeath: too hard for me, because I don't know Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Coptic and......English! I'm italian and I sadly forgot also Italian grammar; in italian ebony is "ebano" and ivory is "avorio": I don't know if the root il Greek or Latin; I studied technical matters and I have a degree in chemistry, so I have admiration for people able to read ancient texts. Very interesting, I hope you continue!

10 years ago, a friend of mine was in London and bought for me the Gardiner’s grammar.
I tried to learn hieroglyphics, but at the fourth lesson I was defeath: too hard for me, because I don’t know Latin, Greek, Aramaic, Coptic and……English!

I’m italian and I sadly forgot also Italian grammar; in italian ebony is “ebano” and ivory is “avorio”: I don’t know if the root il Greek or Latin; I studied technical matters and I have a degree in chemistry, so I have admiration for people able to read ancient texts.

]]> By: Rich http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/comment-page-1/#comment-655 Rich Thu, 18 Oct 2007 18:26:57 +0000 http://www.eloquentpeasant.com/2007/10/18/egyptian-word-of-the-week/#comment-655 This is great. For a while now I've been flicking through a book on middle Egyptian every time I go to Waterstones, and a few more installments of this might push me over the edge so I buy it. I might even read it... This is great. For a while now I’ve been flicking through a book on middle Egyptian every time I go to Waterstones, and a few more installments of this might push me over the edge so I buy it. I might even read it…

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