# Aswan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /asˈwɑːn/ · frequency rank #61,287

## Definitions
1. A governorate in southern Egypt.
2. The capital of Aswan governorate, Egypt.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic أسوان (Aswān), itself borrowed from Coptic ⲥⲟⲩⲁⲛ (souan), from Egyptian swnw, s-wn:n-nw:W-T11:niwt.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/aswan