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Arabic
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
Proper noun
الْقَاهِرَة • (al-qāhira) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
- Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)
Declension
Declension of noun الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
Singular
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singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
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Indefinite
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Definite
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Construct
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Informal
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الْقَاهِرَة al-qāhira
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Nominative
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الْقَاهِرَةُ al-qāhiratu
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Accusative
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الْقَاهِرَةَ al-qāhirata
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Genitive
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الْقَاهِرَةِ al-qāhirati
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Derived terms
Descendants
Egyptian Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
القاهرة • (al-qahera) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
- Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)
Hijazi Arabic
Etymology
From Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).
Pronunciation
IPA(key): /al.ɡaːh.ra/,
Proper noun
القاهرة • (algāhra) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
- Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)
South Levantine Arabic
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).
Proper noun
القاهرة • (il-qāhira) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)