Etymology Explorer › Arabic

Where does “الفَيُّوم” come from?

الفَيُّوم (Arabic) comes from Coptic ⲓⲟⲙ, from Egyptian pꜣ ym, from Egyptian pꜣ — O; the aforementioned, the said; the definite...

Ancestry of “الفَيُّوم”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Copticⲓⲟⲙsea
2Egyptianpꜣ ym{{w|Lake Moeris}}
3EgyptianpꜣO; the aforementioned, the said; the definite...

Words derived from “الفَيُّوم”

  • Fayum
Every word from Egyptian pꜣ →