ምስር

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Amharic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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[edit]

ምስር • (məssər)

  1. lentil
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

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

Noun[edit]

ምስር • (məsr, məssər)

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa)

Etymology 3[edit]

Noun[edit]

ምስር • (məsr)

  1. Rare form of ንስር (nəsr).

References[edit]

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