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Asyut.

A governorate of Egypt.

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  1. A governorate of Egypt.

  2. The capital of the Asyut Governorate in Egypt.

  3. An ancient city situated near that modern capital.

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Where this word comes from

From Arabic أسيوط (Asyūṭ), from Coptic ⲥⲓⲟⲟⲩⲧ (sioout), from Egyptian z:zA-A-w-t*y:niwt (zꜣwtj, “Asyut”).

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