ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ

Coptic

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira). A common folk etymology derives it from ⲕⲁϩⲓ (kahi, “place of”) + ⲣⲏ (rē, “the sun, deity Re”). A proper Coptic form would be ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏ or ⲕⲁϩⲣⲏ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˌkʼaʔhəˈɾeːʔ/
• IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˌɡaʔhaˈɾa/
• IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˌkahiˈri/

Proper noun

ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ • (kahirē) m

1. Cairo

Synonyms

• ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (kašrōmi)
• ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ (lioui)