The ancient Egyptian word referred to both the country and the colour "black" (Egypt was the "black Land", by contrast with the "red Land", the surrounding desert).
ðɪ ˈeɪntʃənt ɪdʒˈɪpʃən wˈɜːd ɹᵻfˈɜːd tə bˈoʊθ ðə kˈʌntɹi ænd ðə kˈʌlɚ "blˈæk" ˈiːdʒɪpt wʌzðə "blˈæk lˈænd", baɪ kˈɑːntɹæst wɪððə "ɹˈɛd lˈænd", ðə sɚɹˈaʊndɪŋ dˈɛzɚt.