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English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Proper noun
1.3.1
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Etymology
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From
Arabic
الفُسطاط
(
al-Fusṭāṭ
)
.
Proper noun
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Fustat
(
historical
)
Synonym of
Cairo
, a city in
Egypt
, as the
capital
of
Egypt
under the
Rashidun
,
Umayyad
, and
Abbasid
Caliphates
and as the
capital
of the
Fatimid Caliphate
.
Translations
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former capital of Egypt
—
see also
Cairo
Arabic:
الفُسطاط
(
al-Fusṭāṭ
)
Coptic:
ⲫⲩⲥⲧⲁⲧⲟⲛ
(
Phustaton
)
,
ⲃⲁⲃⲩⲗⲱⲛ
(
Babulōn
)
,
ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ
(
Lioui
)
Ottoman Turkish:
فسطاط
(
Fustat
)
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