Fayum
English
Alternative forms
- Fayyum
- Faiyum
Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic الفَيُّوم (al-fayyūm), from Coptic ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ (ph̀iom, “the sea, Fayum”), from Egyptian pꜣ ym (“Lake Moeris”, literally “The Lake”), from pꜣ (“the”) + ym (“lake”).
Proper noun
Fayum
- A city in Egypt, and the associated region.
Derived terms
- Fayum portrait
- Fayyumic