ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ

Coptic

Etymology

Most likely borrowed from Arabic اَلْقَاهِرَة (al-qāhira). A common folk etymology derives it from ⲕⲁϩⲓ (kahi, “place of”) + ⲣⲏ (rē, “the sun, deity Re”). A proper Coptic form would be *ⲕⲁϩⲓ ⲛ̀ⲣⲏ (*kahi ǹrē) or *ⲕⲁϩⲣⲏ (*kahrē).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Old Bohairic) /ˌkʼaʔhəˈɾeːʔ/
IPA^(key): (Late Bohairic) /ˌɡaʔhaˈɾa/
IPA^(key): (Greco-Bohairic) /ˌkahiˈri/

Proper noun

ⲕⲁϩⲓⲣⲏ • (kahirē) m

Cairo

Synonyms

ⲕⲁϣⲣⲱⲙⲓ (kašrōmi)
ⲗⲓⲟⲩⲓ (lioui)