Save Type Country Usage Arabic, Pashto, Urdu Scripts مصر(Arabic, Pashto, Urdu) Pronounced Pron. /ˈmisˤr/(Arabic) [key·simplify] Meaning & History From a Semitic root possibly meaning "border". This is the Arabic, Pashto and Urdu name for the country of Egypt. Related NamesFamily Tree·Details VariantMasr(Arabic (Egyptian)) Other Languages & CulturesMisri(Akkadian) Mitzrayim(Biblical Hebrew) Mizraim(Hebrew) Mesr(Persian) Mısır(Turkish) Categories endonyms