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