Al-Caherah

Al-Caherah

English

Etymology

An irregular romanization of Arabic الْقَاهِرَة‎ (al-Qāhira)

Proper noun

Al-Caherah

1. (obsolete) Alternative form of Caherah, Cairo in Egypt.
   • 1771, Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1st ed., Vol. II, p. 7:

     CAHERAH, or Al-caherah, the capital of Egypt, which we call Grand Cairo...