swnw

Egyptian

Etymology

Possibly related to swn (“to trade, to buy”), swnt (“trade, price”).

Pronunciation

• (modern Egyptological) IPA^(key): /suːnuː/
  • Conventional anglicization: sunu

Proper noun

  m./f. topo.

1. the city of Aswan [since the New Kingdom]

Descendants

• → Ancient Greek: Συήνη (Suḗnē)
  • → Latin: Syēnē
• → Hebrew: סונה
• Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan)
  • → Egyptian Arabic: أسوان (Aswān)
    • → English: Aswan
    • → French: Assouan
      • → Greek: Ασσουάν (Assouán)
      • → English: Assuan, Assouan
      • → Italian: Assuan
    • → Hebrew: אַסְוָאן (Asvan)

References

• Erman, Adolf, Grapow, Hermann (1926–1961) Wörterbuch der ägyptischen Sprache, Berlin: Akademie-Verlag, →ISBN