Masr
See also: mas'r
English
Etymology
From Classical Arabic مِصْر (miṣr) which orginates 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.
Proper noun
Masr
Translations
Egypt — see Egypt
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