English Explanatory Dictionary

Masr

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. Egypt

Word forms

Masr

Etymology

From Classical Arabic مِصْر (miṣr) which originates from the Ancient Biblical Aramaic [script needed] (miṣrāyim), with the dual suffix -āyim, perhaps referring to the `two Egypts`: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. مَصْر (maṣr) is the colloquial Egyptian Arabic pronunciation.

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