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From Pharaoh's lips : survivals from the ancient Egyptian language in the Arabic of today / Ahmed Abdel-Hamid Youssef ; introduced by Fayza Haikal, illustrations by Golo.

Title
From Pharaoh's lips : survivals from the ancient Egyptian language in the Arabic of today / Ahmed Abdel-Hamid Youssef ; introduced by Fayza Haikal, illustrations by Golo.
Author
Yūsuf, Aḥmad ʻAbd al-Ḥamīd
Publication
Cairo ; New York : American University in Cairo Press ; 2003.

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Golo
Description
xii, 131 p. : ill.; 21 cm.
Summary
"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 Bayumi, 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. Both entertaining and instructive, this book is sure to appeal to anyone who has an interest in Egypt, ancient or modern."--BOOK JACKET.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 130-131).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Introduction / Fayza Haikal -- 1. The Past Remains Alive -- The Ancient Egyptian Alphabet -- The Coptic Alphabet -- The Arabic Alphabet -- 2. Bayumi -- 3. Sawsan -- 4. What's for Dinner? -- 5. Neighborhood Characters -- 6. Celebration! -- 7. Wisdom of Old -- Glossaries / Mary Knight.
ISBN
9774247086
OCLC
  • 51913076
  • SCSB-11193469
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library