Masr

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Masr

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From Egyptian Arabic مصر (maṣr), from Arabic مِصْر (miṣr), ultimately from Hebrew מִצְרַיִם.

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rare Egypt The name of Cairo is a contraction of the title given to it by its founder of " Masr-el-Kahira," or "The Victory of Egypt," Masr signifying Egypt.
dated Cairo, especially Old Cairo. When once installed in his chair at Alexandria, he went back to Masr (Cairo) and ruled the Church from thence.

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@misc{masr_2026,
  title = {Masr},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/masr},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}