Egypt (מצרים )

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Greek Name: Αίγυπτος

English Name: Arab Republic of Egypt

Arabic Name: مِصر

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Main Language: Arabic

Secondary Languages: Egyptian Arabic, Sa'idi Arabic, eastern Egyptian Bedawi Arabic, Sudanese Arabic, Domari, Nobiin, Beja, Siwi

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Latest Population: 113,000,000

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Interesting Facts:

• The Hebrew word "Mitzrayim" (מצרים ) means "Egypt" or  "Egyptian". The people of Israel were slaves to the Egyptians in the Hebrew Tanakh, thus the word often signifies bondage. There are various names found in the Hebrew Bible that are in the Egyptian language (hieroglyphs) . For example, Egyptian rulers were called Pharaoh and Joseph who was called Zaphnath-Paaneah.

• Egypt is the English word that was translated from the Greek, "Aígyptos", which was derived from French (Egypte) and Latin (Aegyptus).

• The word Egypt translates into Arabic as country.