Beni Suef

English

Etymology

From Arabic بَنِي سُوَيْف (banī suwayf), which in turn comes from older form مَنْفِسُوَيْه (manfisuwayh) of Coptic origin (*ⲡⲙⲁⲛⲡⲥⲱⲟⲩⲁϩ (*pmanpsōouah) “gathering place” has been proposed).

Proper noun

Beni Suef

  1. A city in Egypt.

References
  • Peust, Carsten (2010) Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten (Göttinger Miszellen. Beihefte; 8)‎ (in German), Göttingen, page 91
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