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Misr

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Type Country
Usage Arabic, Pashto, Urdu
Scripts مصر(Arabic, Pashto, Urdu)
Pronounced Pron. MEESR(Arabic)
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Meaning & History

From a Semitic root possibly meaning "border". This is the Arabic, Pashto and Urdu name for the country of Egypt.

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VariantMasr(Arabic (Egyptian))
Other Languages & CulturesMisri(Akkadian) Mitzrayim(Biblical Hebrew) Mitzrayim(Hebrew) Mesr(Persian) Mısır(Turkish)
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Entry updated April 25, 2021

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