Fustat
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English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Proper noun
1.3.1
Translations
English
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English
Wikipedia
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Fustat
Wikipedia
Alternative forms
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Fostat
Etymology
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From
Arabic
الفُسطاط
(
al-Fusṭāṭ
)
Proper noun
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]
Fustat
(
historical
)
Synonym of
Cairo
, a city in
Egypt
, as the
capital
of
Egypt
under the
Rashidun
,
Umayyad
, and
Abbasid
Caliphates
and as the
capital
of the
Fatimid Caliphate
.
Translations
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former capital of Egypt
—
see also
Cairo
Arabic:
الفُسطاط
(
al-Fusṭāṭ
)
Coptic:
ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ
(
Phustaton
)
,
ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ
(
Babulōn
)
,
ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ
(
Lioui
)
Ottoman Turkish:
فسطاط
(
Fustat
)
Categories
:
English terms borrowed from Arabic
English terms derived from Arabic
English lemmas
English proper nouns
English uncountable nouns
English terms with historical senses
en:Cities in Egypt
en:Places in Egypt
en:Provincial capitals
en:National capitals
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