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Etymology
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From Arabic الفَيُّوم (al-Fayyūm), from Coptic ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (Ph̀iom, “the sea, Fayum”), from Egyptian pꜣ ym (“Lake Moeris”), from pꜣ (“the”) + ym (“lake”).
Proper noun
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Fayum
- A city in Egypt near Lake Moeris.
- A region of Egypt around the city.
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Translations
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Translations
- Arabic: الفَيُّوم (al-Fayyūm)
- Catalan: El Faium
- Coptic: ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (Ph̀iom)
- Czech: Fajjúm
- Dutch: El-Fajoem, Fajoem
- French: Fayoum, Crocodilopolis, Arsinoë
- German: Fajum, Fajjum, Krokodilopolis, Arsinoe
- Greek:
- Ancient: Κροκοδειλόπολις (Krokodeilópolis)
- Modern: Φαγιούμ (Fagioúm)
- Italian: Fayyum, Fayum, Faiyum
- Latin: Crocodilopolis
- Russian: Эль-Файюм (ru) (Elʹ-Fajjum), Файюм (ru) (Fajjum)
- Spanish: Fayún (es)
- Swedish: Fayoum
- Turkish: Feyyum, El Feyyum
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