Etymology

Asyut

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Today it means: A governorate of Egypt. Full definition →

Arabic أسيوط ← Coptic ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ ← Egyptian z:zA-A-w-t*y:niwt
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The story

  1. Egyptian · derived fromz:zA-A-w-t*y:niwt“Asyut”
  2. Coptic · derived fromⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ
  3. Arabic · borrowed fromأسيوط
  4. English todayAsyut

From Arabic أسيوط (Asyūṭ), from Coptic ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (sioout), from Egyptian z:zA-A-w-t*y:niwt (zꜣwtj, “Asyut”).

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