مصر

See also: مضر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From a common Semitic source; compare Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (mitsráyim), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm), and Akkadian 𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿 (miṣru) or [script needed] (muṣru). The ending in Hebrew and Ugaritic is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˤr/
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• IPA^(key): /masˤr/, IPA^(key): /musˤr/, IPA^(key): /misˤr/
• IPA^(key): /ma.sˤur/

Proper noun

مِصْر • (miṣr) f

1. Egypt
2. (colloquial) Cairo

Declension

Declension of noun مِصْر (miṣr)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مِصْر miṣr	—
Nominative	—	مِصْرُ miṣru	—
Accusative	—	مِصْرَ miṣra	—
Genitive	—	مِصْرَ miṣra	—

Noun

مِصْر • (miṣr) m (plural أَمْصَار (ʔamṣār))

1. big city, metropolis, capital

Declension

Declension of noun مِصْر (miṣr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِصْر miṣr	الْمِصْر al-miṣr	مِصْر miṣr
Nominative	مِصْرٌ miṣrun	الْمِصْرُ al-miṣru	مِصْرُ miṣru
Accusative	مِصْرًا miṣran	الْمِصْرَ al-miṣra	مِصْرَ miṣra
Genitive	مِصْرٍ miṣrin	الْمِصْرِ al-miṣri	مِصْرِ miṣri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِصْرَيْن miṣrayn	الْمِصْرَيْن al-miṣrayn	مِصْرَيْ miṣray
Nominative	مِصْرَانِ miṣrāni	الْمِصْرَانِ al-miṣrāni	مِصْرَا miṣrā
Accusative	مِصْرَيْنِ miṣrayni	الْمِصْرَيْنِ al-miṣrayni	مِصْرَيْ miṣray
Genitive	مِصْرَيْنِ miṣrayni	الْمِصْرَيْنِ al-miṣrayni	مِصْرَيْ miṣray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْصَار ʔamṣār	الْأَمْصَار al-ʔamṣār	أَمْصَار ʔamṣār
Nominative	أَمْصَارٌ ʔamṣārun	الْأَمْصَارُ al-ʔamṣāru	أَمْصَارُ ʔamṣāru
Accusative	أَمْصَارًا ʔamṣāran	الْأَمْصَارَ al-ʔamṣāra	أَمْصَارَ ʔamṣāra
Genitive	أَمْصَارٍ ʔamṣārin	الْأَمْصَارِ al-ʔamṣāri	أَمْصَارِ ʔamṣāri

Derived terms

• مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy, “Egyptian”)
• مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya, “Egyptianism, Egyptian woman”)
• تَمَصَّرَ (tamaṣṣara, “to become a city; to Egyptianize”)
• مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya, “Egyptianism, Egyptian woman”)

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَصَرّ (ʔaṣarr, “to persist in”), from the root ص ر ر (ṣ-r-r).

Adjective

مُصِرّ • (muṣirr) (feminine مُصِرَّة (muṣirra), masculine plural مُصِرُّونَ (muṣirrūna), feminine plural مُصِرَّات (muṣirrāt))

1. insistent

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصِرّ (muṣirr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصِرّ muṣirr	الْمُصِرّ al-muṣirr	مُصِرَّة muṣirra	الْمُصِرَّة al-muṣirra
Nominative	مُصِرٌّ muṣirrun	الْمُصِرُّ al-muṣirru	مُصِرَّةٌ muṣirratun	الْمُصِرَّةُ al-muṣirratu
Accusative	مُصِرًّا muṣirran	الْمُصِرَّ al-muṣirra	مُصِرَّةً muṣirratan	الْمُصِرَّةَ al-muṣirrata
Genitive	مُصِرٍّ muṣirrin	الْمُصِرِّ al-muṣirri	مُصِرَّةٍ muṣirratin	الْمُصِرَّةِ al-muṣirrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصِرَّيْن muṣirrayn	الْمُصِرَّيْن al-muṣirrayn	مُصِرَّتَيْن muṣirratayn	الْمُصِرَّتَيْن al-muṣirratayn
Nominative	مُصِرَّانِ muṣirrāni	الْمُصِرَّانِ al-muṣirrāni	مُصِرَّتَانِ muṣirratāni	الْمُصِرَّتَانِ al-muṣirratāni
Accusative	مُصِرَّيْنِ muṣirrayni	الْمُصِرَّيْنِ al-muṣirrayni	مُصِرَّتَيْنِ muṣirratayni	الْمُصِرَّتَيْنِ al-muṣirratayni
Genitive	مُصِرَّيْنِ muṣirrayni	الْمُصِرَّيْنِ al-muṣirrayni	مُصِرَّتَيْنِ muṣirratayni	الْمُصِرَّتَيْنِ al-muṣirratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصِرِّين muṣirrīn	الْمُصِرِّين al-muṣirrīn	مُصِرَّات muṣirrāt	الْمُصِرَّات al-muṣirrāt
Nominative	مُصِرُّونَ muṣirrūna	الْمُصِرُّونَ al-muṣirrūna	مُصِرَّاتٌ muṣirrātun	الْمُصِرَّاتُ al-muṣirrātu
Accusative	مُصِرِّينَ muṣirrīna	الْمُصِرِّينَ al-muṣirrīna	مُصِرَّاتٍ muṣirrātin	الْمُصِرَّاتِ al-muṣirrāti
Genitive	مُصِرِّينَ muṣirrīna	الْمُصِرِّينَ al-muṣirrīna	مُصِرَّاتٍ muṣirrātin	الْمُصِرَّاتِ al-muṣirrāti

Etymology 3

Denominal verb from مِصْر (miṣr, “metropolis”).

Verb

مَصَّرَ • (maṣṣara) II (non-past يُمَصِّرُ (yumaṣṣiru), verbal noun تَمْصِير (tamṣīr))

1. to found, to build, to settle, to civilize, to colonize

Derived terms

• تَمْصِير (tamṣīr, “settlement, civilization, colonization; Egyptianization”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مصر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

مَصُر

عَلَم مَصُر

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

مَصُر • (maṣur) f

1. Egypt

Related terms

• مَصْري (maṣri)
• مَصْرية (maṣriyya)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr, “Egypt”).

Proper noun

مصر • (mısır)

1. Egypt

Etymology 2

Noun

مصر • (mısır)

1. maize, corn

Descendants

• Turkish: mısır
• → Albanian: misër

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Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /mɪsɾ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /mis.ar/

Proper noun

مصر • (misr) m

1. Egypt

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Pronunciation

• Vocalised Persian: مِصر
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [mesɾ]

Proper noun

مصر • (mesr)

1. Egypt

Related terms

• مصری (mesri)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Proper noun

مصر • (misr) f (Hindi spelling मिस्र)

1. Egypt