ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ

Coptic

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة‎ (al-qāhira). A common folk etymology derives it from ⲕⲁϩⲓ (kahi, “place of”) + ⲣⲏ (rē, “the sun, deity Re”).

Pronunciation

(Reconstructed Bohairic) IPA^(key): /kahiraː/, /kahiræː/

Proper noun

ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ (kahirē) m

Cairo

Synonyms

ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (kašrōmi)
ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ (lioui)

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