القاهرة

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Etymology

Literally, “the Victorious”, named after an epithet of the planet Mars, النَّجْم القَاهِر (an-najm al-qāhir, “the victorious star”), in reference to Mars' passage above the site of the city at the time of the foundation of its walls in 969 CE; from قَهَرَ (qahara, “to defeat”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

الْقَاهِرَة • (al-qāhira) f

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
  2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)

Declension

Declension of noun الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْقَاهِرَة
al-qāhira 		—
Nominative — الْقَاهِرَةُ
al-qāhiratu 		—
Accusative — الْقَاهِرَةَ
al-qāhirata 		—
Genitive — الْقَاهِرَةِ
al-qāhirati 		—

Derived terms

Descendants

Hijazi Arabic

Etymology

From Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /al.ɡaːh.ra/,

Proper noun

القاهرة • (algāhra) f

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
  2. Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

Proper noun

القاهرة • (il-qāhira) f

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
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