Aswan

See also: aswan

English

Alternative forms

Assouan, Assuan, Essouan (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان‎‎‎ (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw,

S29 [s]

E34 [wn]

N35 [n]

W24 [nw]

Z7 [W]

T11

O49 [niwt]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /asˈwɑːn/

Proper noun

Aswan

A city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the Aswan Governorate.

Translations

city in southern Egypt

Arabic:
Egyptian Arabic: أسوان‎ (Aswān)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 阿斯旺 (zh) (Āsīwàng)
Coptic: ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan)

Egyptian:

(swnw)
Greek:
Ancient: Συήνη f (Suḗnē)
Italian: Assuan f
Latin: Syēnē f

Further reading

Aswan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

wasna

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