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The hardest parts about compiling a Demotic-to-English dictionary included reading the script itself, which is derived from picturelike hieroglyphs but is in cursive, Johnson said. As in English, Demotic words can also have multiple meanings, so the researchers had to differentiate between primary and secondary definitions. The dictionary is available online. The idea, Johnson said, is that scholars can use the dictionary to translate and publish unpublished Demotic texts, as well as to do work on contemporary languages.

Demotic survives today in a few English words, including "adobe," the Demotic word for brick, which was picked up by Arabic speakers and later became part of the Spanish language. The word "ebony" also has Demotic roots. We're also on Facebook and. Firstly, this translator does a phonetic translation or more accurately, transliteration. The Egyptian "alphabet" was never official, but amongst the many hierglyphic symbols there were about 24 different symbols which represented simple vocal sounds and which were used very much like the letters of the English alphabet.

Each of these 24 characters are called "unilaterals" - "uni" coming from the fact that they represent a single sound. There are Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic symbols for combinations of sounds too, like this one:. Which represents a cluster of three consonants: "nfr" which was the sound of the Egyptian word for "good, beautiful, perfect". Since it represents 3 sounds, it's called a trilateral. This translator only converts to the 24 basic unilaterals, since higher level -laterals like "nfr" aren't common sounds in English.

There's more info on trilaterals and phonetic reading on this wiki page. The bit about "phonetic complements" is very interesting. The word "nfr" also gives you a clue about another aspect of the ancient Egyptian writing system: very few vowel sounds are included in written words. The reader is expected to fill in the vowels when pronouncing the word. For even faster results, contact us directly using the full quote request form. Need a language or service not listed here?

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