מצרים
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Hebrew[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From a common Semitic source; compare Arabic مِصْر (miṣr) and Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm). The ending is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt. Connections have also been drawn to מֶצֶר (métser, “border, limit”) and מיצר / מֵצַר (meitsár, “sea strait”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA(key): /mit͡sˈʁajim/
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): [misˤˈrˤɑːjim]
Audio (IL): (file)
Proper noun[edit]
מִצְרַיִם • (mitsráyim) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form מִצְרָיִם)
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
- Egyptians
- (biblical) Mizraim, son of Ham and grandson of Noah
Derived terms[edit]
- יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם (y'tsi'át mitsráyim)
Yiddish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (mitsráyim).
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
מצרים • (mitsrayem) n
- Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
- יציאת מצרים (yetsies mitsrayem)
- מיצרי (mitsri)
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