Coptic edit

Etymology edit

 
The sea of Faiyum
From Demotic ym (sea), from Late Egyptian
iim&a mwN36
N23
(ym, lake, sea), itself a borrowing from Semitic.

Noun edit

ⲓⲟⲙ (iomm (plural ⲁⲙⲁⲓⲟⲩ (amaiou))

  1. (Bohairic) sea

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

With definite article prefixed:

  • Arabic: الفَيُّوم (al-fayyūm)

References edit