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 | — |
| Nominative | — | الْقَاهِرَةُ al-qāhiratu | — |
| Accusative | — | الْقَاهِرَةَ al-qāhirata | — |
| Genitive | — | الْقَاهِرَةِ al-qāhirati | — |