In the ancient Egyptian language, the Nile is called
Ḥ'pī or
iteru, meaning "great river", represented by the hieroglyphs shown on the left (literally
itrw, and 'waters' determinative)
In Coptic, the words
piaro (Sahidic) or
phiaro (Bohairic) meaning "the river" (lit. p(h).iar-o "the.canal-great") come from the same ancient name.
The English name
Nile (Latin:
Nīlos; Greek:
Νεἱλος) is thought to be ultimately derived from the Semitic
Nahal meaning "river" from which the Hebrew
nachal (Hebrew:
נח"ל) is derived.
In the ancient Egyptian language, the Nile is called Ḥ'pī or iteru, meaning "great river", represented by the hieroglyphs shown on the left (literally itrw, and 'waters' determinative) In Coptic, the words piaro (Sahidic) or phiaro (Bohairic) meaning "the river" (lit. p(h).iar-o "the.canal-great") come from the same ancient name.
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