القاهرة
Arabic edit
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; from قَهَرَ (qahara, “to defeat”).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
الْقَاهِرَة • (al-qāhira) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
- Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)
Declension edit
Declension of noun الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
| Singular | singular triptote in ـَة (-a) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Definite | Construct | |
| Informal | — | الْقَاهِرَة al-qāhira |
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| Nominative | — | الْقَاهِرَةُ al-qāhiratu |
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| Accusative | — | الْقَاهِرَةَ al-qāhirata |
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| Genitive | — | الْقَاهِرَةِ al-qāhirati |
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Derived terms edit
- قَاهِرِيّ (qāhiriyy)
Descendants edit
- → Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܩܵܗܝܼܪܵܐ (qāhīrā)
- → Azerbaijani: Qahirə
- → Bashkir: Ҡаһирә (Qahirə)
- → Chagatai: قاهره
- → Hebrew: קָהִיר (kahír)
- → Malay: Kaherah
- → Ottoman Turkish: قاهره
- Turkish: Kahire
- → Pashto: قاهره
- → Persian: قاهره (qâhere)
- → Punjabi: قاہِرَہ (qāhirah)
- → Sindhi: قاهره
- → Tatar: Каһирә (Qahirä)
- → Urdu: قاہِرَہ (qāhira)
Hijazi Arabic edit
Etymology edit
From Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).
Pronunciation edit
IPA(key): /al.ɡaːh.ra/, [al.qaːh.ra]
Proper noun edit
القاهرة • (algāhra) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
- Cairo (a governorate of Egypt)
South Levantine Arabic edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira).
Proper noun edit
القاهرة • (il-qāhira) f
- Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)