ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ

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Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira). A common folk etymology derives it from ⲕⲁϩⲓ (kahi, “place of”) + ⲣⲏ (rē, “the sun, deity Re”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ • (kahirē) m

  1. Cairo

Synonyms

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