Fayum

English Alternative forms en Fayyum Faiyum Faioum Fayoom Fayoum, FyoomForm seen in Bayard Taylor (1854), Chapter VI, in A Journey to Central Africa; or Life and Landscapes from Egypt... Etymology From en ar الفَيُّوم, from en cop ⲓⲟⲙ ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ the sea, Fayum Ph̀iom, from en egy pꜣ ym Lake Moeris, from egy pꜣ the + egy ym lake. Proper noun en city c/Egypt near Lake Moeris. en region c/Egypt around the city. en governorate c/Egypt containing the city. Synonyms en Crocodilopolis, en Arsinoe historical Derived terms en Fayumian en Fayum portrait en Fayyumic Translations Arabic: ar الفَيُّوم Catalan: ca El Faium Coptic: cop ⲫ̀ⲓⲟⲙ Ph̀iom Czech: cs Fajjúm Dutch: nl El-Fajoem, nl Fajoem French: fr Fayoum, fr Crocodilopolis, fr Arsinoë German: de Fajum, de Fajjum, de Krokodilopolis, de Arsinoe Greek: el Φαγιούμ Ancient Greek: grc Κροκοδειλόπολις Hindi: hi फ़य्यूम Italian: it Fayyum, it Fayum, it Faiyum Latin: la Crocodilopolis Russian: ru Эль-Файюм, ru Файюм Spanish: es Fayún Swedish: sv Fayoum Turkish: tr Feyyum, tr El Feyyum References en 2-syllable words