Qiman al-Arus
قمن العروس Koma | |
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  Qiman al-Arus Location in Egypt | |
| Coordinates: 29°18′00″N 31°10′10″E / 29.30000°N 31.16944°E | |
| Country |  Egypt |
| Governorate | Beni Suef |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 28,246 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EST) |
Qiman al-Arus (Arabic: قمن العروس, Coptic: ⲧⲕⲉⲙⲏⲛ, Ancient Greek: Κομά, Komá)[1] is a village in the Beni Suef Governorate of Egypt.
The city's name comes from Ancient Egyptian: Tꜣ-jꜣd.t-kꜣ-mn, lit. 'the-field-of-the-lasting(?)-bull'.[2]
It is famed as the birthplace of St. Anthony, whose hagiography claimed his family was wealthy and owned sizable estates in the area in the early 3rd century AD.[3]
- ^ Stefan, Timm (1988). Das christlich-koptische Agypten in arabischer Zeit. pp. 2154–2156.
- ^ Peust, Carsten. "Die Toponyme vorarabischen Ursprungs im modernen Ägypten" (PDF). p. 73.
- ^ EB (1878).