Culture Shock! Egypt - A Survival Guide to Customs and Etiquette

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GLOSSARY

The following is a list of names and proper nouns which will

be helpful to know during your stay in Egypt. Pronunciation

of the words are in parenthesis.

Allah

(AHL-lah) Arabic word for ‘God’

Anwar el-Sadat

(AHN-wahr al-sah-DATT)

president of Egypt

between 1970–1981

Aten

(AH-ten) the Sun God in ancient Egypt

Bahri

(BAH-ree)

the dialect of Egypt spoken in

Cairo that forms the basis of

Egyptian colloquial Arabic

Ballana

(BAL-lah-na)

one of the women

who prepares a bride for

her wedding

Bedouins

(BED-wins or

BED-oo-ins)

one of a nomadic group

of Arabs living in Egypt,

North Africa, and the

Arabian Peninsula

Diocletian

Roman Emperor who

ascended the throne in AD 284

and is known for persecuting

Christians in Egypt.

Eid el-Adha

(eye-EED el-ODD-ha) the big feast

Eid el-Fitr

(eye-EED el-FIT-er)

the little feast

El Alamein

(el-AL-ah-mane)

famous World War II

battleground in the northern

part of Egypt

En Passant

(IN pah-SANH)

a person who is passing

through an area