القاهرة

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Arabic[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

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.

Pronunciation[edit]

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Proper noun[edit]

الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhiraf

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

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Hijazi Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA(key): /al.ɡaːh.ra/, [al.qaːh.ra]

Proper noun[edit]

القاهرة (algāhraf

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

South Levantine Arabic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

Proper noun[edit]

القاهرة (il-qāhiraf

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)