Égyptien

See also: Egyptien and égyptien

French

Alternative forms

• Egyptien
• Ægyptien (archaic)

Etymology

From Égypte +‎ -ien.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Égyptien m (plural Égyptiens, feminine Égyptienne)

1. Egyptian (person)

   Hyponyms: Alexandrin, Cairote

Usage notes

• In older French practice, capital letters did not take diacritics, so É becomes E. This was mostly done because of technical constraints. Formal orthotypography maintains the diacritics.

Further reading

• “Égyptien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.