Fayum

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Etymology

From Arabic الفَيُّوم (al-Fayyūm), from Coptic ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (Ph̀iom, “the sea, Fayum”), from Egyptian pꜣ ym (“Lake Moeris”), from pꜣ (“the”) + ym (“lake”).

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Fayum

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

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  1. ^ Form seen in Bayard Taylor (1854), Chapter VI, in A Journey to Central Africa; or Life and Landscapes from Egypt...
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