Masr
name
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Definitions
Proper Noun
- 1 Egypt
"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."
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More examples"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."
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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