English Explanatory Dictionary

Fayum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A city in Egypt near Lake Moeris.
  2. A region of Egypt around the city.
  3. A governorate of Egypt containing the city.

Word forms

Fayum Fayyum Faiyum Fayoum

Etymology

From Arabic الفَيُّوم (al-Fayyūm), from Coptic ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (Ph̀iom, “the sea, Fayum”), from Egyptian pꜣ ym (“Lake Moeris”), from pꜣ (“the”) + ym (“lake”).

Synonyms

Crocodilopolis Arsinoe

Derived words

Fayumian Fayum portrait Fayyumic

Translations

Arabic: الفَيُّوم Catalan: El Faium Coptic: ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ Czech: Fajjúm Dutch: El-Fajoem Dutch: Fajoem French: Fayoum French: Crocodilopolis French: Arsinoë German: Fajum German: Fajjum German: Krokodilopolis German: Arsinoe Greek: Φαγιούμ Ancient Greek: Κροκοδειλόπολις Hindi: फ़य्यूम Italian: Fayyum Italian: Fayum Italian: Faiyum Latin: Crocodilopolis Russian: Эль-Файюм Russian: Файюм Spanish: Fayún Swedish: Fayoum Turkish: Feyyum Turkish: El Feyyum
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