Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Egyptianpꜣ ym“Lake Moeris”
- Copticⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ“the sea, Fayum”
- Arabicالفَيُّوم
- EnglishFayum
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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Ancient Greek Κροκοδειλόπολις
- Κροκοδειλόπολις (Krokodeilópolis)Translations
Arabic الفَيُّوم
- الفَيُّوم (al-fayyūm)Translations
Catalan El Faium
- El FaiumTranslations
Czech Fajjúm
- FajjúmTranslations
Dutch El-Fajoem, Fajoem
- El-FajoemTranslations
- FajoemTranslations
French Fayoum, Crocodilopolis
- FayoumTranslations
- CrocodilopolisTranslations
- ArsinoëTranslations
German Fajum, Fajjum
- FajumTranslations
- FajjumTranslations
- KrokodilopolisTranslations
- ArsinoeTranslations
Greek Φαγιούμ
- Φαγιούμ (Fagioúm)Translations
Hindi फ़य्यूम
- फ़य्यूम (fayyūm)Translations
Italian Fayyum, Fayum
- FayyumTranslations
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Latin Crocodilopolis
- CrocodilopolisTranslations
Russian Эль-Файюм, Файюм
- Эль-Файюм (Elʹ-Fajjum)Translations
- Файюм (Fajjum)Translations
Spanish Fayún
- FayúnTranslations
Swedish Fayoum
- FayoumTranslations
Turkish Feyyum, El Feyyum
- FeyyumTranslations
- El FeyyumTranslations
Cite this entry
Fayum. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fayum
“Fayum.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fayum. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Fayum,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Fayum.
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