English Explanatory Dictionary

Beni Suef

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
  2. A city in Egypt.

Word forms

Beni Suef

Etymology

From Arabic بَنِي سُوَيْف (banī suwayf), which in turn comes from older form مَنْفِسُوَيْه (manfisuwayh) of Coptic origin (*ⲡⲙⲁⲛⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲁϩ (*pmanpsōouah) “gathering place” has been proposed).

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