قاهره

See also: قاهرة and قاہرہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-Qāhira, “Mars the Victorious”), after the planet's transit around the time of the city's founding.

Proper noun

قاهره • (Kâhire)

1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)

   Synonym: (historical) فسطاط (Fustat)

Descendants

• Turkish: Kahire

Further reading

• Sezen, Tahir (2017), “Kâhire”, in Osmanlı Yer Adları [Ottoman Place Names]‎^[1], 2nd edition, Ankara: T.C. Başbakanlık Devlet Arşivleri Genel Müdürlüğü, page 400

Persian

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /qaː.hi.ˈra/

 

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.ɦɪ.ɾá]

• (Dari, formal) IPA^(key): [qɑː.ɦɪ.ɾá]
  • (Kabuli) IPA^(key): [qɑː.jɪ.ɾá]
  • (Hazaragi) IPA^(key): [qɔː.ji.ɾá]

• (Iran, formal) IPA^(key): [qɒː.ɦe.ɹé]

• (Tajik, formal) IPA^(key): [qɔ.ɦi.ɾá]

Readings
Classical reading?	qāhira
Dari reading?	qāhira
Iranian reading?	ġâhere
Tajik reading?	qohira

Proper noun

قاهره • (qāhira / ġâhere) (Tajik spelling Қоҳира)

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

Descendants

• → Bashkir: Ҡаһирә (Qahirə)
• → Chagatai: قاهره (qāhrh)
  • Uyghur: قاھىرە (qahire)
  • Uzbek: Qohira
• → Hindustani:
  • Hindi: क़ाहिरा (qāhirā), काहिरा (kāhirā)
  • Urdu: قاہِرَہ (qāhira)
• → Pashto: قاهره
• → Punjabi: قاہِرَہ (qāhirah)
• → Sindhi: قاهره (qāhrh)
• → Tatar: Каһирә (Qähirä)