…The name Egypt is a corruption of the Greek name Aigyptos, which may have been derived from Ḥut‐ka‐Ptaḥ, another name for the ancient city of Memphis. The ancient Egyptians called their country Kemet (meaning the land of the “black” earth as opposed to the “red” desert) and Ta‐wi (meaning the “two countries” of Upper and Lower Egypt). In Hebrew it is written Miṣrayim, which gives rise to the modern Arabic name Miṣr. … *Some of the terminology that mentions "Ta-wi" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…エジプトという名称は,古都メンフィスの別名フウト・カ・プタハḤut‐ka‐Ptaḥに由来するとみられるギリシア名アイギュプトスAigyptosの転訛である。古代エジプト人は自国のことをケメトKemet(〈赤い〉砂漠に対する〈黒い〉土の国の意),タ・ウイTa‐wi(上エジプトと下エジプトの〈二つの国〉の意)などと呼んだ。ヘブライ語ではミツライムMiṣrayimと記され,現代アラビア語での名称ミスルMiṣrにつながる。… ※「Ta-wi」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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