Etymology

Aswan

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Today it means: A governorate in southern Egypt. Full definition →

Egyptian Arabic أسوان ← Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ
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The story

  1. Egyptian · derived fromswnw
  2. Coptic · derived fromⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ
  3. Egyptian Arabic · borrowed fromأسوان
  4. English todayAswan

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt.

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