English
Kafr El Sheikh
Kafr El Sheikh comes from Egyptian Arabic كفر الشيخ, and goes back to Arabic كَفْر.
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَفْر
- Egyptian Arabicmodernكفر الشيخ
- EnglishtodayKafr El Sheikh
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history not traced here.
Lineage
- Arabicc. 500–presentكَفْر
- Egyptian Arabicmodernكفر الشيخ
- EnglishtodayKafr El Sheikh
Every English word from Arabic كَفْر
Today it means
name A governorate in north-eastern Egypt.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Arabic كَفْر / Kafr El Sheikh