ምስር

Amharic

Etymology 1

In view of closer Ethiopian Semitic terms, apparently from Arabic بُلْسُن (bulsun, “lentils”), perhaps influenced by Ottoman Turkish مصر (mısır) being used for maize.

Noun

ምስር • (məssər)

1. lentil

Derived terms

• ምስሬ (məssəre, “lentil-shaped swellings”)
• ምስሪት (məssərit, “lens”)

Etymology 2

From Ottoman Turkish مصر (Mısır), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Noun

ምስር • (məsr, məssər)

1. Egypt (a country in North Africa)

Etymology 3

Noun

ምስር • (məsr)

1. Rare form of ንስር (nəsr).

References

• Thomas Leiper Kane (1990) Amharic-English Dictionary, Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz, →ISBN, pages 208b–209a