From Pharaoh's LipsAmerican Univ in Cairo Press, 2003 - 131 pages From the most distant past to the modern day, some things never change--including words. The modern Egyptian Arabic dialect is one of the most distinctive in the Arabic-speaking world precisely because of its illustrious heritage from the country's ancient past. Ahmad Abdel-Hamid Youssef spends a day in the Egyptian countryside, taking note of the many expressions that once fell from the lips of the ancient Egyptians and that continue to be heard on the tongues of the modern Egyptians in their everyday speech. His charming tale of Bayoumi, a farmer, his wife Sawsan, and their baby provides the backdrop for tracing the persistence of these words and phrases. What these average Egyptians do, what tools they use, what they eat, how they organize their life, even how they interact--all can be described with words that hark back to the age of the pharaohs. In telling his story, Dr. Youssef integrates the ancestry of these common expressions, with the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs and Coptic and Arabic words appearing alongside transliterations and translations into English. Both entertaining and instructive, this volume includes a series of glossaries in Egyptian, Coptic, and Arabic. With an introduction by Fayza Haikal, an Egyptologist who specializes in Egyptian language, and illustrations by cartoonist Golo, this book is sure to appeal to anyone who has an interest in Egypt, ancient or modern. |
Table des matières
Whats for Dinner? | 43 |
5 | 53 |
6 | 61 |
7 | 75 |
Glossaries compiled by Mary Knight | 83 |
Sources | 130 |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
ajana al-'aysh alphabet ancient Egyptian ancient woman's name Arabic Alphabet Arabic expression Arabic word Aswan aysun baba baḥḥ baked brick Banüb Barmuda Bashans basket Bastet battaw Bayumi beans bikh Bisa bōsh bread brsm būri bursh cooking Coptic alphabet Coptic expression OYW2 dk Demotic Dōsa Egyptian Arabic Egyptian word English equivalent Arabic expres expression OYW2 OYW2 fahlawa found in Arabic fül gold Greek ḥaba Haikal hard g Hatur hawsa hieroglyphic hnhn hōb Isis jallabiya Jamjūm jiljil KAICE KHNE kind of Nile Kiyahk knkn language literally MAKPO man's name mayyit meaning metaphor midammis month Nefertari Nefertiti NOYB NOYNE pastry perhaps derived perhaps origin pharaoh Qulta revived for modern Sawsan shabshaba Sharabi shika-bika Shirbi shish shōna shubb shusha small fish sound Sūna Swnt Take your salary tbtbt tilapia tursha Upper Egypt wind woman's name revived woman's nickname WPAW www.www yamm yigini zaqaziq حبا وحوي ياوحوي ايوحة
Références à ce livre
Egyptology: The Missing Millennium. Ancient Egypt in Medieval Arabic Writings Okasha El Daly Aucun aperçu disponible - 2005 |