قاهره

See also: قاهرة and قاہرہ

Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed 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 city of Egypt)
    Synonym: (historical) فسطاط (Fustat)

Descendants

  • Turkish: Kahire

Further reading

  • 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

 

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

Proper noun

قاهره • (qāhira / ġâhere) (Tajik spelling Қоҳира)

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

Descendants

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