Timay al-Imdid ( ', ' pÃÂhimentÃÂti), the ancient Thmuis and Mendes, is a city and markaz in Dakahlia Governorate of Egypt. The estimated population of the markaz in 2019 was 201,956, with 19,366 living in urban areas and 182,590 in rural areas.
The name Timayy is derived from the Coptic word â²Ââ²Ââ²Âⲩ tmoui, meaning "island", a fairly common Coptic place name element. In this case it is an abbreviation of Demotic tê£-mê£w.t-n-pr-bê£-nb-á¸Âd.t "the island of Mendes". The second part Amdid (older form Mandid or Mandadi) comes from , a compound toponym the first part of which is ÃÂâ²Ââ² "border, edge" and the second one comes from Egyptian pr-bê£-nb-á¸Âd.t "temple of Aries of the lord of á¸Âdt" which is also the source of .
There were Coptic revolts in Timayy in 725-726 and 831-832. It had a Christian bishopric.
The 1885 Census of Egypt recorded Timay al-Imdid (as "Tami-el-Amdid") as a nahiyah under the markaz of El Senbellawein in Dakahlia Governorate; at that time, the population of the town was 1,338 (694 men and 644 women).