Aswan

See also: aswan and Aswân

English

Alternative forms

Assouan, Assuan, Essouan (obsolete)

Etymology

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

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niwt

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Aswan

A governorate in southern Egypt
The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt

Translations

capital of Aswan governorate

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

(swnw)
French: Assouan (fr)
Greek: Ασουάν (el) n (Asouán)
Ancient: Συήνη f (Suḗnē)
Italian: Assuan f
Latin: Syēnē f

Further reading

Aswan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

wasna

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