Memphiteadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈmɛmfʌɪt/, U.S.

/ˈmɛm(p)ˌfaɪt/

Forms: late Middle English Memphyte, 1500s–1600s 1800s– Memphite.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Memphītēs.

Etymology: < classical Latin Memphītēs, adjective < ancient Greek Μεμϕίτης < Μέμϕις Memphis (see Memphian adj.) + -ίτης -ite suffix¹.In stone Memphite after classical Latin lapis Memphītēs (Pliny), Hellenistic Greek λίθος Μεμϕίτης (Dioscorides).

A. adj.

= Memphian adj.† stone Memphite n. Obsolete = Memphian stone n. at Memphian adj. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > North Africa > Egypt

Memphiticc1450

Memphitec1475

Egyptiacal?1567

Memphitical1581

Memphian1605

Egyptiac1635

Egyptian1646

a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 202^v Menophites [L. Memphitis] is a ston, and haþ þat name of a place of egipt, and is of þe kynde of precious stones.]

c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) 1037 The stone Memphyte and eke the Melochyte.

1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 60 So Memphite Crocodile..With ruthlesse trickling teares and lamentable sounde, The siely Beast with pittie mooude doth cruelly confounde.

1829 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 369 The series of kings as exhibited in the sacred registers of Thebes might differ materially from that of the Memphite records.

1891 M. Brodrick tr. H. Brugsch-bey Egypt under Pharaohs (new ed.) iii. 46 The Wady-Magharah..contains so many memorials of the ancient Memphite Pharaohs.

1973 D. J. Wiseman Peoples Old Test. Times 83 About 2160 B.C. Khety I, the nomarch at Heracleopolis, set up a rival house..which overthrew the tottering Memphite power.

†B. n.

= Memphian n. 1. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Egypt > [noun] > parts of

Alexandrian1539

Memphite1557

Memphian1605

Saite1678

Cairene1844

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. P.ii^v The Memphite Zoroas, a cooning clerk.

1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia viii. 332 Apis was a Bull that the Memphites honored as a God.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	memphite
释义	Memphiteadj.n. Brit. /ˈmɛmfʌɪt/, U.S. /ˈmɛm(p)ˌfaɪt/ Forms: late Middle English Memphyte, 1500s–1600s 1800s– Memphite. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Memphītēs. Etymology: < classical Latin Memphītēs, adjective < ancient Greek Μεμϕίτης < Μέμϕις Memphis (see Memphian adj.) + -ίτης -ite suffix¹.In stone Memphite after classical Latin lapis Memphītēs (Pliny), Hellenistic Greek λίθος Μεμϕίτης (Dioscorides). A. adj. = Memphian adj.† stone Memphite n. Obsolete = Memphian stone n. at Memphian adj. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Africa > [adjective] > North Africa > Egypt Memphiticc1450 Memphitec1475 Egyptiacal?1567 Memphitical1581 Memphian1605 Egyptiac1635 Egyptian1646 a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus De Proprietatibus Rerum (BL Add.) f. 202^v Menophites [L. Memphitis] is a ston, and haþ þat name of a place of egipt, and is of þe kynde of precious stones.] c1475 Court of Sapience (Trin. Cambr.) (1927) 1037 The stone Memphyte and eke the Melochyte. 1567 G. Turberville Epitaphes, Epigrams f. 60 So Memphite Crocodile..With ruthlesse trickling teares and lamentable sounde, The siely Beast with pittie mooude doth cruelly confounde. 1829 N. Amer. Rev. Oct. 369 The series of kings as exhibited in the sacred registers of Thebes might differ materially from that of the Memphite records. 1891 M. Brodrick tr. H. Brugsch-bey Egypt under Pharaohs (new ed.) iii. 46 The Wady-Magharah..contains so many memorials of the ancient Memphite Pharaohs. 1973 D. J. Wiseman Peoples Old Test. Times 83 About 2160 B.C. Khety I, the nomarch at Heracleopolis, set up a rival house..which overthrew the tottering Memphite power. †B. n. = Memphian n. 1. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Africa > native or inhabitant of North Africa > native or inhabitant of Egypt > [noun] > parts of Alexandrian1539 Memphite1557 Memphian1605 Saite1678 Cairene1844 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. P.ii^v The Memphite Zoroas, a cooning clerk. 1614 A. Gorges tr. Lucan Pharsalia viii. 332 Apis was a Bull that the Memphites honored as a God. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1475
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