قاهره

See also: قاهرة and قاہرہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

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 of Egypt)

Synonyms

• فسطاط (Fustat) (historical)

Descendants

• Turkish: Kahire

References

• 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): [qɑː.hi.ˈɾa]

 

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

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

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

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

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

Proper noun

Dari	قاهره
Iranian Persian
Tajik	Қоҳира

قاهره • (qâhere)

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