 To wit, al-Kāshgharī gives, alongside his entry on Sayrām as the name of Isfijāb, the phrase "seyrem sūw," 'shallow water,' which coincidentally is the name of the river running east of the center of the city.Kāsgharī also later notes the verb "seyremlen"-, 'to become shallow,' with the phrase "sūw seyremlendī", 'the water became shallow (or scanty)'.The modern city of Sayram celebrated its 3,000th year of continued habitation in 1999.