Etymology

Masr

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Egyptian Arabic مصر ← Arabic مِصْر ← Hebrew מִצְרַיִם
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  1. Hebrew · derived fromמִצְרַיִם
  2. Arabic · derived fromمِصْر
  3. Egyptian Arabic · borrowed fromمصر
  4. English todayMasr

From Egyptian Arabic مصر (maṣr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr), ultimately from Hebrew מִצְרַיִם.

Words from the same roots

Egyptian Arabicمصر all →

masrium

Arabicمِصْر all →

misr

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.