Masr

See also: mas'r

English

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.

Proper noun

Masr

1. Egypt
   • 1898, Joseph Pollard, The land of the monuments: notes of Egyptian travel‎^[1], page 37:

     The name of Cairo is a contraction of the title given to it by its founder of " Masr-el-Kahira," or "The Victory of Egypt," Masr signifying Egypt.

   • 2002, Moustafa Gadalla, Egyptian rhythm: the heavenly melodies‎^[2], page 107:

     An epithet to its name, misri, indicates Masr or Egypt as its home.

   • 2010, Dan Richardson, Daniel Jacobs, The Rough Guide to Egypt, page 73:

     Masr, meaning both the capital and the land of Egypt

Translations

Egypt — see Egypt

Anagrams

• M.R.A.S., S/MAR, MRAs, SARM, MRSA, Mars, ASMR, MSAR, Rams, RAMs, AMRs, ASRM, rasm, arms, MARS, ARMs, mars, SRAM, rams