"Masr" meaning in All languages combined

See Masr on Wiktionary

Proper name [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. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|ar|مِصْر}} Arabic مِصْر (miṣr), {{bor|en|arc||tr=miṣrāyim}} Aramaic [script needed] (miṣrāyim) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Masr
  1. Egypt Wikipedia link: Egypt
    Sense id: en-Masr-en-name-VXwVmdmg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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