Egyptian Basics
Introduction:
The Egyptian language, also called Ancient Egyptian, is an extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in ancient Egypt, known for its complex hieroglyphic writing system and distinct stages like Old Egyptian, Middle Egyptian, Late Egyptian, Demotic, and finally Coptic, which is still used today in the Coptic Christian Church liturgy; it is considered one of the oldest written languages in the world, with a recorded history spanning over 4,000 years, and was largely replaced by Arabic following the Arab conquest of Egypt.
Days of the Week:
Sunday = "El-Ahad"
Monday = "El-Itneen"
Tuesday = "El-Tlat"
Wednesday = "El-Arba"
Thursday = "El-Khamis"
Friday = "El-Goma"
Saturday = "El-Sabt"
Note: The word "Yoom" (meaning "day") usually precedes the name of the day in Egyptian Arabic.
Months of the Year:
January = Muḥarram
February = Ṣafar
March = Rabīʿ al-Awwal
April = Rabīʿ al-Thānī
May = Jumādā al-Awwal
June = Jumādā al-Thānī
July = Rajab
August = Shaʿbān
September = Ramaḍān (the month of fasting)
October = Shawwāl
November = Dhū al-Qaʿdah
December = Dhū al-Ḥijjah
