Egyptian Arabic Words from Ancient Egyptian
Egyptian Arabic is the most widely understood Arabic dialect due to its widespread use in Arabic movies, music and television. But did you know that many words in Egyptian Arabic come from the ancient Egyptian language? The latest stage of the ancient Egyptian language, Coptic, was still spoken in Egypt at the time of the Islamic conquest and therefore many words from ancient Egyptian survived in Egyptian Arabic.
Every Sunday starting next week, we will be featuring one of these words on our Twitter feed. Follow us on Twitter to get started learning about the origins of these Egyptian Arabic words. You can study Egyptian Arabic online and in Cairo with Arab Academy.
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