"Aswan" meaning in All languages combined

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Proper name [English]

IPA: /asˈwɑːn/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt Etymology templates: {{bor|en|arz|أسوان|tr=Aswān}} Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), {{der|en|cop|ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ}} Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), {{der|en|egy|swnw}} Egyptian swnw Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Aswan
  1. A governorate in southern Egypt Categories (place): Governorates of Egypt, Places in Egypt
    Sense id: en-Aswan-en-name-7L9du5JH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Coptic translations, Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations, Terms with Egyptian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 100 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Coptic translations: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian Arabic translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Egyptian translations: 74 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 100 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 92 8
  2. The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt Categories (place): Capital cities, Cities in Egypt, Places in Egypt Synonyms: Assouan, Assuan, Essouan [obsolete] Translations (capital of Aswan governorate): Συήνη (Suḗnē) [feminine] (Ancient Greek), أسوان (Aswān) [Egyptian-Arabic] (Arabic), Асуа́н (Asuán) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 阿斯旺 (Āsīwàng) (Chinese Mandarin), ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan) (Coptic), s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt (swnw) (Egyptian), Assouan (French), Ασουάν (Asouán) [neuter] (Greek), Assuan [feminine] (Italian), Syēnē [feminine] (Latin)
    Sense id: en-Aswan-en-name-QYxtiCiI Disambiguation of 'capital of Aswan governorate': 5 95

Alternative forms

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