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The word "Nile" comes from Greek ''Neilos'' ({{lang|grc|ὁ Νεῖλος}}).<ref>Spelling of Greek taken from the ''Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary'', 2002, {{ISBN|978-0-19-860512-6}}, p. 362</ref> Neilos came from the word "river valley". In the ancient [[Egyptian language]], the Nile is called ''Ḥ'pī'' or ''iteru'', meaning "great river", represented by the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphs]] shown above (literally ''itrw'', and '[[N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)|waters]]' [[determinative]]).<ref>[http://www.glyphdoctors.com/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=802 What did the ancient Egyptians call the Nile river?] Open Egyptology. (Accessed 17 October 2006)</ref> In [[Coptic language|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 word "Nile" comes from Greek ''Neilos'' ({{lang|grc|ὁ Νεῖλος}}).<ref>Spelling of Greek taken from the ''Pocket Oxford Classical Greek Dictionary'', 2002, {{ISBN|978-0-19-860512-6}}, p. 362</ref> Neilos came from the word "river valley". In the ancient [[Egyptian language]], the Nile is called ''Ḥ'pī'' or ''iteru'', meaning "great river", represented by the [[Egyptian hieroglyphs|hieroglyphs]] shown above (literally ''itrw'', and '[[N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)|waters]]' [[determinative]]).<ref>[http://www.glyphdoctors.com/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=802 What did the ancient Egyptians call the Nile river?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080524070451/http://www.glyphdoctors.com/mod/forum/discuss.php?d=802 |date=2008-05-24 }} Open Egyptology. (Accessed 17 October 2006)</ref> In [[Coptic language|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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