What Ancient Egyptian words do modern Egyptians still use?

I don't know about modern Egyptian Arabic, but there are a number of ancient Egyptian words that we still use today even in English, so I'm sure there are a lot more in Egyptian Arabic. read more

The ancient Egyptian language is still alive, and many of its words are still used in modern Egyptians colloquial Arabic. Having been originally evolved from ancient Egyptian or from the intermediate Egyptian Coptic language, we listed a few below. read more

One word we get from ancient Egyptian is “adobe”, which comes from the ancient Egyptian dbe, with the Arabic "al" added at the beginning. Another ancient Egyptian word we still use today is “gypsy”, which is a shortening of the word “Egyptian” (even though really Roma people come from India, not Egypt). read more

The ancient Egyptian language is still alive, and many of its words are still used in modern Egyptians colloquial Arabic. Having been originally evolved from ancient Egyptian or from the intermediate Egyptian Coptic language, we listed a few below. 1) Tabtab “طَبْطَبْ” – Coptic word that means fondle or patting. read more