القاهرة

Arabic

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /al.qaː.hi.ra/

Proper noun

الْقَاهِرَة • (al-qāhira) f

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)

Declension
Declension of noun الْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira)
Singular singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
Indefinite Definite Construct
Informal — الْقَاهِرَة
al-qāhira		 —
Nominative — الْقَاهِرَةُ
al-qāhiratu		 —
Accusative — الْقَاهِرَةَ
al-qāhirata		 —
Genitive — الْقَاهِرَةِ
al-qāhirati		 —

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hebrew: קָהִיר‎ (kahír)
  • → Malay: Kaherah

South Levantine Arabic

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Arabic الْقَاهِرَة‎ (al-qāhira).

Proper noun

القاهرة • (il-qāhira) f

  1. Cairo (the capital city of Egypt)
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