Mahallat Menouf
Mahallat Menouf
محلة منوف ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ | |
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  Mahallat Menouf Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 30°52′59.81″N 30°57′58.51″E / 30.8832806°N 30.9662528°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Gharbia |
| Markaz | Tanta |
| Population | |
| • Total | 15,043 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Mahallat Menouf (Arabic: محلة منوف) is a village in the Gharbia Governorate of Egypt.
Etymology[edit]
The village was formerly known as Minuf as-Sufla (Arabic: منوف السفلى, lit. 'the lower Menouf').[1] It's derived from its Coptic name Panouf Khit (Coptic: ⲡⲁⲛⲟⲩϥ ϧⲏⲧ, lit. 'northern Panouf') and was used to indicate its location downriver in relation to the flow of the Nile River, a common way of identifying regions in Egypt. This name served to distinguish it from another city called Minuf al-Ulyah or "the upper Minuf".[2]
The Coptic name "Panouf" have originated from the Ancient Egyptian name "pꜣ-jw-nfr", meaning "the good island". The Greek name for the city, Onouphis Kato (Ancient Greek: Ὀνουφις Κάτω, lit. 'lower Onouphis'), is also derived from the Egyptian name.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Stewart, Randall. "Mahallat Minuf". Claremont Colleges Digital Library. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ Timm, Stefan. Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. p. 1573.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 65.