القاهرة

Arabic

Etymology

Literally "The Victorious", named after an epithet of the planet Mars, اَلْنَجْم اَلقَاهِر (al-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.

Proper noun

اَلْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira) f

  1. Cairo (capital of Egypt)

Declension

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