مصر

See also: مضر

Arabic

Etymology 1

From a common Semitic source; compare Hebrew מִצְרַיִם (mitsráyim), Ugaritic 𐎎𐎕𐎗𐎎 (mṣrm), and Akkadian 𒈪𒄑𒊑𒄿 (miṣru) or 𒈬𒀫 (muṣru). The ending in Hebrew and Ugaritic is the standard dual form, perhaps related to the ancient conceptualization of Egypt as two realms: Upper Egypt and Lower Egypt.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /misˤr/

• Audio:

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Proper noun

مِصْر • (miṣr) f

1. Egypt

Declension

Declension of noun مِصْر (miṣr)

Singular	basic singular diptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	—	مِصْر miṣr	—
Nominative	—	مِصْرُ miṣru	—
Accusative	—	مِصْرَ miṣra	—
Genitive	—	مِصْرَ miṣra	—

Noun

مِصْر • (miṣr) m (plural أَمْصَار (ʔamṣār))

1. border, boundary, limit, march, neighboring territory
2. separate area, district, province, city-state
3. big city, metropolis, capital

Declension

Declension of noun مِصْر (miṣr)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِصْر miṣr	الْمِصْر al-miṣr	مِصْر miṣr
Nominative	مِصْرٌ miṣrun	الْمِصْرُ al-miṣru	مِصْرُ miṣru
Accusative	مِصْرًا miṣran	الْمِصْرَ al-miṣra	مِصْرَ miṣra
Genitive	مِصْرٍ miṣrin	الْمِصْرِ al-miṣri	مِصْرِ miṣri
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	مِصْرَيْن miṣrayn	الْمِصْرَيْن al-miṣrayn	مِصْرَيْ miṣray
Nominative	مِصْرَانِ miṣrāni	الْمِصْرَانِ al-miṣrāni	مِصْرَا miṣrā
Accusative	مِصْرَيْنِ miṣrayni	الْمِصْرَيْنِ al-miṣrayni	مِصْرَيْ miṣray
Genitive	مِصْرَيْنِ miṣrayni	الْمِصْرَيْنِ al-miṣrayni	مِصْرَيْ miṣray
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَمْصَار ʔamṣār	الْأَمْصَار al-ʔamṣār	أَمْصَار ʔamṣār
Nominative	أَمْصَارٌ ʔamṣārun	الْأَمْصَارُ al-ʔamṣāru	أَمْصَارُ ʔamṣāru
Accusative	أَمْصَارًا ʔamṣāran	الْأَمْصَارَ al-ʔamṣāra	أَمْصَارَ ʔamṣāra
Genitive	أَمْصَارٍ ʔamṣārin	الْأَمْصَارِ al-ʔamṣāri	أَمْصَارِ ʔamṣāri

Derived terms

• مِصْرِيّ (miṣriyy, “Egyptian”)
• مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya, “Egyptianism, Egyptian woman”)
• تَمَصَّرَ (tamaṣṣara, “to become a city; to Egyptianize”)
• مِصْرِيَّة (miṣriyya, “Egyptianism, Egyptian woman”)

Etymology 2

Derived from the active participle of أَصَرّ (ʔaṣarr, “to persist in”), from the root ص ر ر (ṣ-r-r).

Adjective

مُصِرّ • (muṣirr) (feminine مُصِرَّة (muṣirra), masculine plural مُصِرُّونَ (muṣirrūna), feminine plural مُصِرَّات (muṣirrāt))

1. insistent

Declension

Declension of adjective مُصِرّ (muṣirr)

Singular	Masculine		Feminine
	basic singular triptote		singular triptote in ـَة (-a)
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصِرّ muṣirr	الْمُصِرّ al-muṣirr	مُصِرَّة muṣirra	الْمُصِرَّة al-muṣirra
Nominative	مُصِرٌّ muṣirrun	الْمُصِرُّ al-muṣirru	مُصِرَّةٌ muṣirratun	الْمُصِرَّةُ al-muṣirratu
Accusative	مُصِرًّا muṣirran	الْمُصِرَّ al-muṣirra	مُصِرَّةً muṣirratan	الْمُصِرَّةَ al-muṣirrata
Genitive	مُصِرٍّ muṣirrin	الْمُصِرِّ al-muṣirri	مُصِرَّةٍ muṣirratin	الْمُصِرَّةِ al-muṣirrati
Dual	Masculine		Feminine
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصِرَّيْن muṣirrayn	الْمُصِرَّيْن al-muṣirrayn	مُصِرَّتَيْن muṣirratayn	الْمُصِرَّتَيْن al-muṣirratayn
Nominative	مُصِرَّانِ muṣirrāni	الْمُصِرَّانِ al-muṣirrāni	مُصِرَّتَانِ muṣirratāni	الْمُصِرَّتَانِ al-muṣirratāni
Accusative	مُصِرَّيْنِ muṣirrayni	الْمُصِرَّيْنِ al-muṣirrayni	مُصِرَّتَيْنِ muṣirratayni	الْمُصِرَّتَيْنِ al-muṣirratayni
Genitive	مُصِرَّيْنِ muṣirrayni	الْمُصِرَّيْنِ al-muṣirrayni	مُصِرَّتَيْنِ muṣirratayni	الْمُصِرَّتَيْنِ al-muṣirratayni
Plural	Masculine		Feminine
	sound masculine plural		sound feminine plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Informal	مُصِرِّين muṣirrīn	الْمُصِرِّين al-muṣirrīn	مُصِرَّات muṣirrāt	الْمُصِرَّات al-muṣirrāt
Nominative	مُصِرُّونَ muṣirrūna	الْمُصِرُّونَ al-muṣirrūna	مُصِرَّاتٌ muṣirrātun	الْمُصِرَّاتُ al-muṣirrātu
Accusative	مُصِرِّينَ muṣirrīna	الْمُصِرِّينَ al-muṣirrīna	مُصِرَّاتٍ muṣirrātin	الْمُصِرَّاتِ al-muṣirrāti
Genitive	مُصِرِّينَ muṣirrīna	الْمُصِرِّينَ al-muṣirrīna	مُصِرَّاتٍ muṣirrātin	الْمُصِرَّاتِ al-muṣirrāti

Etymology 3

Denominal verb from مِصْر (miṣr, “metropolis”).

Verb

مَصَّرَ • (maṣṣara) II, non-past يُمَصِّرُ‎ (yumaṣṣiru)

1. to found, to build, to settle, to civilize, to colonize

Conjugation

Conjugation of

مَصَّرَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَمْصِير tamṣīr
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُمَصِّر mumaṣṣir
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مُمَصَّر mumaṣṣar
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مَصَّرْتُ maṣṣartu	مَصَّرْتَ maṣṣarta	مَصَّرَ maṣṣara		مَصَّرْتُمَا maṣṣartumā	مَصَّرَا maṣṣarā		مَصَّرْنَا maṣṣarnā	مَصَّرْتُمْ maṣṣartum	مَصَّرُوا maṣṣarū
	f		مَصَّرْتِ maṣṣarti	مَصَّرَتْ maṣṣarat			مَصَّرَتَا maṣṣaratā			مَصَّرْتُنَّ maṣṣartunna	مَصَّرْنَ maṣṣarna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَصِّرُ ʔumaṣṣiru	تُمَصِّرُ tumaṣṣiru	يُمَصِّرُ yumaṣṣiru		تُمَصِّرَانِ tumaṣṣirāni	يُمَصِّرَانِ yumaṣṣirāni		نُمَصِّرُ numaṣṣiru	تُمَصِّرُونَ tumaṣṣirūna	يُمَصِّرُونَ yumaṣṣirūna
	f		تُمَصِّرِينَ tumaṣṣirīna	تُمَصِّرُ tumaṣṣiru			تُمَصِّرَانِ tumaṣṣirāni			تُمَصِّرْنَ tumaṣṣirna	يُمَصِّرْنَ yumaṣṣirna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَصِّرَ ʔumaṣṣira	تُمَصِّرَ tumaṣṣira	يُمَصِّرَ yumaṣṣira		تُمَصِّرَا tumaṣṣirā	يُمَصِّرَا yumaṣṣirā		نُمَصِّرَ numaṣṣira	تُمَصِّرُوا tumaṣṣirū	يُمَصِّرُوا yumaṣṣirū
	f		تُمَصِّرِي tumaṣṣirī	تُمَصِّرَ tumaṣṣira			تُمَصِّرَا tumaṣṣirā			تُمَصِّرْنَ tumaṣṣirna	يُمَصِّرْنَ yumaṣṣirna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَصِّرْ ʔumaṣṣir	تُمَصِّرْ tumaṣṣir	يُمَصِّرْ yumaṣṣir		تُمَصِّرَا tumaṣṣirā	يُمَصِّرَا yumaṣṣirā		نُمَصِّرْ numaṣṣir	تُمَصِّرُوا tumaṣṣirū	يُمَصِّرُوا yumaṣṣirū
	f		تُمَصِّرِي tumaṣṣirī	تُمَصِّرْ tumaṣṣir			تُمَصِّرَا tumaṣṣirā			تُمَصِّرْنَ tumaṣṣirna	يُمَصِّرْنَ yumaṣṣirna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		مَصِّرْ maṣṣir			مَصِّرَا maṣṣirā				مَصِّرُوا maṣṣirū
	f		مَصِّرِي maṣṣirī							مَصِّرْنَ maṣṣirna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	مُصِّرْتُ muṣṣirtu	مُصِّرْتَ muṣṣirta	مُصِّرَ muṣṣira		مُصِّرْتُمَا muṣṣirtumā	مُصِّرَا muṣṣirā		مُصِّرْنَا muṣṣirnā	مُصِّرْتُمْ muṣṣirtum	مُصِّرُوا muṣṣirū
	f		مُصِّرْتِ muṣṣirti	مُصِّرَتْ muṣṣirat			مُصِّرَتَا muṣṣiratā			مُصِّرْتُنَّ muṣṣirtunna	مُصِّرْنَ muṣṣirna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُمَصَّرُ ʔumaṣṣaru	تُمَصَّرُ tumaṣṣaru	يُمَصَّرُ yumaṣṣaru		تُمَصَّرَانِ tumaṣṣarāni	يُمَصَّرَانِ yumaṣṣarāni		نُمَصَّرُ numaṣṣaru	تُمَصَّرُونَ tumaṣṣarūna	يُمَصَّرُونَ yumaṣṣarūna
	f		تُمَصَّرِينَ tumaṣṣarīna	تُمَصَّرُ tumaṣṣaru			تُمَصَّرَانِ tumaṣṣarāni			تُمَصَّرْنَ tumaṣṣarna	يُمَصَّرْنَ yumaṣṣarna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُمَصَّرَ ʔumaṣṣara	تُمَصَّرَ tumaṣṣara	يُمَصَّرَ yumaṣṣara		تُمَصَّرَا tumaṣṣarā	يُمَصَّرَا yumaṣṣarā		نُمَصَّرَ numaṣṣara	تُمَصَّرُوا tumaṣṣarū	يُمَصَّرُوا yumaṣṣarū
	f		تُمَصَّرِي tumaṣṣarī	تُمَصَّرَ tumaṣṣara			تُمَصَّرَا tumaṣṣarā			تُمَصَّرْنَ tumaṣṣarna	يُمَصَّرْنَ yumaṣṣarna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُمَصَّرْ ʔumaṣṣar	تُمَصَّرْ tumaṣṣar	يُمَصَّرْ yumaṣṣar		تُمَصَّرَا tumaṣṣarā	يُمَصَّرَا yumaṣṣarā		نُمَصَّرْ numaṣṣar	تُمَصَّرُوا tumaṣṣarū	يُمَصَّرُوا yumaṣṣarū
	f		تُمَصَّرِي tumaṣṣarī	تُمَصَّرْ tumaṣṣar			تُمَصَّرَا tumaṣṣarā			تُمَصَّرْنَ tumaṣṣarna	يُمَصَّرْنَ yumaṣṣarna

Derived terms

• تَمْصِير (tamṣīr, “settlement, civilization, colonization; Egyptianization”)

References

• Wehr, Hans (1979) “مصر”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN

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Hijazi Arabic

مَصُر

عَلَم مَصُر

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /masˤur/, [masˤʊr]

Proper noun

مَصُر • (maṣur) f

1. Egypt

Related terms

• مَصْري (maṣri)
• مَصْرية (maṣriyya)

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology 1

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr, “Egypt”).

Proper noun

مصر • (mısır)

1. Egypt

Etymology 2

Noun

مصر • (mısır)

1. maize, corn

Descendants

• Turkish: mısır
• → Albanian: misër

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Pashto

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mɪsɾ/
• IPA^(key): /mis.ar/

Proper noun

مصر • (misr) m

1. Egypt

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Pronunciation

• Vocalised Persian: مِصر
• IPA^(key): [mesɾ]

Proper noun

مصر • (mesr)

1. Egypt

Related terms

• مصری (mesri)

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Urdu

Etymology

From Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Proper noun

مصر • (misr) f (Hindi spelling मिस्र)

1. Egypt