ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ
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Coptic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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 (*kahi ǹrē) or *ⲕⲁϩⲣⲏ (*kahrē).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˌkʼaʔhəˈɾeːʔ/
- IPA(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˌɡaʔhaˈɾa/
- IPA(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˌkahiˈri/
Proper noun
[edit]ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ • (kahirē) m