מצרים
Hebrew
Etymology
From a common (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "sem" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. 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”).
Proper noun
מִצְרַיִם • (mitsráyim) f (Biblical Hebrew pausal form מִצְרָיִם)
Derived terms
- יְצִיאַת מִצְרַיִם (y'tsi'át mitsráyim)
Yiddish
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (mitsráyim).
Proper noun
מצרים • (mitsrayem) ?
Derived terms
Related terms
- יציאת מצרים (yetsies mitsrayem)