ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ

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Coptic[edit]

Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848–1933). On the Way between Old and New Cairo, Citadel Mosque of Mohammed Ali, and Tombs of the Mamelukes, 1872. Oil on canvas

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic القاهرة (“The victorious one”)

Proper noun[edit]

ⲭⲁⲓⲣⲟⲛ • (khairon) f

  1. (Sahidic) Cairo (the capital of Egypt)
    Synonyms: ϯⲕⲉϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (tikešrōmi), ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ (lioui), ⲭⲏⲙⲓ (khēmi)

References[edit]

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