Arabic

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Etymology

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Relative adjective (nisba) composed of الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira, Cairo) +‎ ـِيّ (-iyy).

Adjective

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قَاهِرِيّ (qāhiriyy) (feminine قَاهِرِيَّة (qāhiriyya), masculine plural قَاهِرِيُّونَ (qāhiriyyūna), feminine plural قَاهِرِيَّات (qāhiriyyāt))

  1. Cairene

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Noun

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قَاهِرِيّ (qāhiriyym, plural قَاهِرِيُّون (qāhiriyyūn), feminine قَاهِرِيَّة (qāhiriyya)

  1. Cairene

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References

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  • Wehr, Hans (1979) “قاهري”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN