English
Masr
Masr comes from Arabic مِصْر, and goes back to Hebrew מִצְרַיִם.
- Hebrew1880s–presentמִצְרַיִם
- Arabicc. 500–presentمِصْرmiṣr
- Egyptian Arabicmodernمصرmaṣr
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Masr
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Hebrew1880s–presentמִצְרַיִם
- Arabicc. 500–presentمِصْرmiṣr
- Egyptian Arabicmodernمصرmaṣr
- Englishearliest quotation 1872Masr
Earliest quotation: 1872, Coptic Church, Solomon Caesar Malan: “When once installed in his chair at Alexandria, he…”
Linked words
through Arabic مِصْر
Today it means
name Egypt
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Hebrew מִצְרַיִם / Masr