Egyptologist

/ˌiː.dʒɪp.ˈtɑː.lə.dʒɪst/ noun

Definition

A scholar or scientist who studies the history, culture, language, and artifacts of ancient Egypt.

Etymology

From Egyptology plus -ist (a suffix creating nouns for people who practice a profession or study). The -ist suffix comes from Latin via Greek and is used for many academic disciplines.

Kelly Says

Famous Egyptologist Zahi Hawass became a celebrity archaeologist in the 2000s when he used CT scanning to analyze King Tutankhamun's remains, showing how modern egyptologists use cutting-edge technology rather than just digging.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ግብጽ ሳይንስ ተማሪ
gibts sa-in-is tema-ri
ARالعربية
عالم المصريات
ʿālim al-miṣriyyāt
BNবাংলা
মিশরবিদ
misr-bi-d
CACatalà
egiptologia
e- GIP-toh-loh-jee-ah
CSČeština
egyptolog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
DADansk
Egyptolog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
DEDeutsch
Ägyptologe
ay- GIP-toh-loh-geh
ELΕλληνικά
Αιγυπτολόγος
a-i-gyp-toh-loh-gos
ESEspañol
egiptólogo
e- GIP-toh-loh-goh
FAفارسی
مصر شناس
misr-shenas
FISuomi
egyptologi
e- GIP-toh-loh-gee
FRFrançais
égyptologue
e-zhip-toh-loog
GUGU
ઈજિપ્તશાસ્ત્રજ્ઞ
ee-jip-t-sha-as-tr-jñ
HAHA
Masta Egypt
mas-ta e-jip-t
HEעברית
Egyptologist
e- GIP-toh-loh-gist
HIहिन्दी
मिस्रविद्
misr-vid
HUMagyar
egyiptolog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
IDBahasa Indonesia
egiptalog
e-jipt-ah-loh
IGIG
Egiptologist
e- GIP-toh-loh-gist
ITItaliano
egittologo
e-jit-toh-loh-goh
JA日本語
エジプト学者
e-ji-pu-to-gakusha
KKKK
Египет тарихшы
ye- GIP-t ta-ri-kh-shi
KMKM
គ្មានវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រអេហ្វីប
k-ma-an vit-de-yasat-re-a-he-fip
KO한국어
이집트학자
i-jib-teu-hak-ja
MRMR
इजिप्तशास्त्रज्ञ
ee-jip-t-sha-as-tra-jñ
MSBahasa Melayu
Mesirlogi
mesir-loh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
အိဂျစ်ပရိယာ ပညာရှင်
a-e-ji-t-pra-ya pe-nya-shin
NLNederlands
Egyptoloog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
NONorsk
Egyptolog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
PAPA
ਇਜੀਪਟ ਸ਼ਾਸਤਰਵੇਦ
ee-jip-t sha-as-tar-ve-d
PLPolski
egiptólogo
e- GIP-toh-loh-goh
PTPortuguês
egiptólogo
e-zhip-toh-loh-goh
RORomână
egiptalog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
RUРусский
египтолог
ye- GIP-toh-loh-g
SVSvenska
Egyptolog
e- GIP-toh-loh-g
SWKiswahili
Egyptologist
e- GIP-toh-loh-gist
TAதமிழ்
இ Egyptவியல் அறிஞர்
i- e-gip-t-vi-yal a-ri-nja-r
TEతెలుగు
ఈజిప్ట్ శాస్త్రవేత్త
ee-jip-t-sha-as-tra-ve-tta
THไทย
นักอียิปต์วิทยา
nak-ee-ip-t-wit-ya
TLTL
Ehiptologo
e-hip-toh-loh-goh
TRTürkçe
Mısırbilimci
mis-ir-bil-im-chi
UKУкраїнська
єгиптолог
ye- GIP-toh-loh-g
URاردو
مصر کا ماہر
misr ka ma-ha-r
VITiếng Việt
nhà nghiên cứu Ai Cập
nha nghien-cuu Ai Cap
YOYO
Egiptologist
e- GIP-toh-loh-gist
ZH中文
埃及学家
ài-jì xué-jiā
ZUZU
I-Jiptoloji
i- GIP-toh-loh-jee

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