Egyptisch

Egyptisch is the Dutch adjective meaning "Egyptian" and is used to describe things related to Egypt, including its people, culture, history, art, and language. As a modifier, it can prefix a wide range of nouns such as kunst, cultuur, geschiedenis, or taal. The term is also used in some contexts as a label for Egyptian culture or things connected to Egypt; for a person from Egypt, Dutch normally uses a separate demonym in combination with the noun it accompanies.

In linguistics and Egyptology, Egyptisch designates the Egyptian language in its historical stages. The ancient Egyptian language is typically referred to by more specific terms such as Oudegyptisch (Old Egyptian) and Middenegyptisch (Middle Egyptian), with Late Egyptian and Coptisch (Coptic) describing later periods and scripts. The modern language spoken in Egypt is Arabic; in some contexts, Egyptisch may describe Arabic as used in Egypt, as in Egyptian Arabic.

Etymology: The word originates from Latin Aegyptus via Greek Aigyptos, arriving in Dutch through historical forms such as Egiptisch before standardizing to Egyptisch.

Usage notes: The term appears in dictionaries, encyclopedias, museum labels, academic writing, and travel literature to indicate Egyptian origin, culture, or language. It is commonly encountered in scholarly and cultural contexts as a concise descriptor of anything linked to Egypt.