Fayum

English

Alternative forms

• Fayyum, Faiyum, Fayoum, Fyoom

Etymology

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

Fayum

1. A city in Egypt near Lake Moeris.
2. A region of Egypt around the city.

Synonyms

• Crocodilopolis, Arsinoe (historical)

Derived terms

• Fayumian
• Fayum portrait
• Fayyumic

Translations

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