Másser

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Nobiin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Egyptian Arabic مصر (maṣr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr).

Proper noun

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Másser

  1. Egypt (a country in North Africa and Western Asia)
    Synonym: Mahrūsa (Egypt, Lower Egypt)
  2. Cairo (the capital and largest city of Egypt)

References

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  • Reinisch, Leo (1879) Die Nuba-Sprache, Wien: Wilhelm Braumüller, page 191